Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs AMD Opteron 6276

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 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 - 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 70.9°C vs 69°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1110 vs 916
  • Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2216 vs 1688
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9427 vs 8409
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.17 vs 2.806
  • Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 31.866 vs 18.974
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 70.9°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1110 vs 916
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2216 vs 1688
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9427 vs 8409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.17 vs 2.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 31.866 vs 18.974

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6276

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • 10 more threads: 16 vs 6
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9168 vs 8595
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 39.164 vs 32.12
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.93 vs 0.279
  • Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.75 vs 10.42
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 6
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9168 vs 8595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 39.164 vs 32.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.93 vs 0.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.75 vs 10.42

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6276

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1110
916
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8595
9168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2216
1688
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
9427
8409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
32.12
39.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.279
0.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.17
2.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
31.866
18.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
10.42
15.75
Name Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 AMD Opteron 6276
PassMark - Single thread mark 1110 916
PassMark - CPU mark 8595 9168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2216 1688
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9427 8409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 32.12 39.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.279 0.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.17 2.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 31.866 18.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.42 15.75

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 AMD Opteron 6276

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Interlagos
Launch date Q3'14 November 2011
Place in performance rating 1713 1749
Processor Number E5-2609V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP) $119
OPN Tray OS6276WKTGGGU
Price now $79.99
Value for money (0-100) 33.18

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.90 GHz 2.3 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.9°C 69°C
Number of cores 6 16
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 6 16
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V
Die size 316 mm
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz
Transistor count 2400 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 51 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600 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 FCLGA2011-3 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 115 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S

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® AVX2
Intel 64
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)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

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™)