AMD Opteron 6376 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6376 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 6376

Intel Xeon E5-2620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6376

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12278 vs 9802

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs March 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12278 vs 9802

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620

Around 25% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 77.4°C vs 69°C
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	77.4°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1133 vs 1131

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6376
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1131

1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12278

9802

Name	AMD Opteron 6376	Intel Xeon E5-2620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131	1133
PassMark - CPU mark	12278	9802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		26.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		139.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.286
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		35.214

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6376	Intel Xeon E5-2620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$750	$36
OPN Tray	OS6376WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating	1775	1684
Price now	$65	$34.65
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Value for money (0-100)	42.66	67.37
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2620
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	315 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	77.4°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	16	12
Transistor count	2400 million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)