Intel Xeon E5-1660 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 and AMD Opteron 6272 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-1660

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1805 vs 966

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs November 2011
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1805 vs 966

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 64°C
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 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 8405
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1356 vs 777
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6923 vs 4774

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 64°C
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	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9239 vs 8405
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1356 vs 777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6923 vs 4774

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1805

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8405

9239

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

777

1356

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4774

6923

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1660	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1805	966
PassMark - CPU mark	8405	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	777	1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4774	6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1660	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Interlagos
Launch date	March 2012	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$290	$325
Place in performance rating	1512	1513
Price now	$1,226.66	$658.89
Processor Number	E5-1660
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.97	3.02
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6272WKTGGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	0 QPI
Die size	435 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	2270 million	2400 million
VID voltage range	0.60V - 1.35V
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)