Intel Xeon E5-2420 vs AMD Opteron 6282 SE
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2420 and AMD Opteron 6282 SE 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
- Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1108 vs 517
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2012 vs November 2011 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 140 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1108 vs 517 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE
- 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
- 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
- Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
- 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
- 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 3065
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 16 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 16 vs 12 |
Maximum frequency | 3.3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz |
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 | 7130 vs 3065 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2420
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6282 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2420 | AMD Opteron 6282 SE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1108 | 517 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3065 | 7130 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 454 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2647 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2420 | AMD Opteron 6282 SE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge EN | Interlagos |
Launch date | May 2012 | November 2011 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $390 | $1,090 |
Place in performance rating | 2347 | 2680 |
Price now | $390.02 | $129.99 |
Processor Number | E5-2420 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family | AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 5.32 | 20.65 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS6282YETGGGU | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 1.90 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
Bus Speed | 7.2 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 294 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 frequency | 2.40 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 16 |
Number of QPI Links | 1 | |
Number of threads | 12 | 16 |
Transistor count | 1270 million | 2400 million |
VID voltage range | 0.6V-1.35V | |
Maximum core temperature | 64.40°C | |
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Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066/1333 | DDR3 |
Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 4 |
Package Size | 45mm x 42.5mm | |
Sockets supported | FCLGA1356 | G34 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 140 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 24 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Virtualization |
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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™) |