AMD Opteron X2170 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2170 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Opteron X2170

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2170

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 80 Watt

Launch date	September 2016 vs September 2013
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1278 vs 832
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10788 vs 1911

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1278 vs 832
PassMark - CPU mark	10788 vs 1911

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X2170
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

1278

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1911

10788

Name	AMD Opteron X2170	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	832	1278
PassMark - CPU mark	1911	10788
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	857
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2540
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2540
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.092

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2170	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	September 2016	September 2013
Place in performance rating	2063	2069
Series	AMD Opteron X2100 Series APU	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$417
Price now		$42.59
Processor Number		E5-2620V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		60.17
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		71°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FT3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Graphics Core Next Architecture
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
X86 SoC Technology
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)