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
CPU 1
CPU 2
1108
517
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3065
7130
Name Intel Xeon E5-2420 AMD Opteron 6282 SE
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

Essentials

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

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

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

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

Max number of PCIe lanes 24
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S Only

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
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™)