AMD Opteron 6376 vs Intel Xeon E5506
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6376 and Intel Xeon E5506 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6376
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
- 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 911
- 3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12278 vs 3710
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | November 2012 vs March 2009 |
Number of cores | 16 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 16 vs 4 |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
L1 cache | 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared) |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 vs 2 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1131 vs 911 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 12278 vs 3710 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506
- Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.13 GHz vs 2 GHz
- Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69°C
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Maximum frequency | 2.13 GHz vs 2 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 76°C vs 69°C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 115 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6376
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 6376 | Intel Xeon E5506 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1131 | 911 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 12278 | 3710 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1690 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4863 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 6376 | Intel Xeon E5506 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Abu Dhabi | Nehalem EP |
Family | AMD Opteron | |
Launch date | November 2012 | March 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $750 | $43 |
OPN Tray | OS6376WKTGGHK | |
Place in performance rating | 1775 | 1686 |
Price now | $65 | $69 |
Series | AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Value for money (0-100) | 42.66 | 12.71 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Processor Number | E5506 | |
Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
Die size | 315 mm | 263 mm |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 16 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB | 4096 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 69°C | 76°C |
Maximum frequency | 2 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
Number of cores | 16 | 4 |
Number of threads | 16 | 4 |
Transistor count | 2400 million | 731 million |
Unlocked | ||
Bus Speed | 4.8 GT/s QPI | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
VID voltage range | 0.75V -1.35V | |
Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 800 |
ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 144 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 | 2 |
Sockets supported | G34 | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt | 80 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 42.5mm x 45mm | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 40-bit | |
Virtualization |
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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) | ||
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |