Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6276

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 and AMD Opteron 6276 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

AMD Opteron 6276

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1383 vs 916
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2508 vs 1688
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 79.456 vs 39.164

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs November 2011
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1383 vs 916
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2508 vs 1688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	79.456 vs 39.164

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6276

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9168 vs 6844
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8409 vs 7539
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.75 vs 4.725
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.93 vs 0.431
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.806 vs 2.525
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 18.974 vs 8.253

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9168 vs 6844
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8409 vs 7539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.75 vs 4.725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.93 vs 0.431
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.806 vs 2.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	18.974 vs 8.253

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6276

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1383

916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6844

9168

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2508

1688

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7539

8409

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.725

15.75

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

79.456

39.164

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.431

0.93

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.525

2.806

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.253

18.974

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2	AMD Opteron 6276
PassMark - Single thread mark	1383	916
PassMark - CPU mark	6844	9168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2508	1688
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7539	8409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.725	15.75
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	79.456	39.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.431	0.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.525	2.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.253	18.974

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2	AMD Opteron 6276
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Interlagos
Launch date	September 2013	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$396	$119
Place in performance rating	1841	1829
Price now	$509.95	$79.99
Processor Number	E5-2609V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.97	33.18
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6276WKTGGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	4	16
Transistor count	1400 million	2400 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 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	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	115 Watt
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)
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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™)