AMD R-272F vs Intel Xeon E5-2658

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and Intel Xeon E5-2658 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD R-272F

Intel Xeon E5-2658

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 88°C
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	21 May 2012 vs March 2012
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 88°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1096 vs 1087
8.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10053 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark	10053 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

1096

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

10053

Name	AMD R-272F	Intel Xeon E5-2658
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087	1096
PassMark - CPU mark	1215	10053

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD R-272F	Intel Xeon E5-2658
Essentials
Architecture codename	Piledriver	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	21 May 2012	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2179	1878
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,462
Price now		$1,462
Processor Number		E5-2658
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	88°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	16
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7520G
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FS1	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Gen 3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		1
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Supported FSBs
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)