Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 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 E5-2630 v3

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72.1°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 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1718 vs 966
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17101 vs 9239

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.1°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	1718 vs 966
PassMark - CPU mark	17101 vs 9239

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
Around 91% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1356 vs 711
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6923 vs 5264

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1356 vs 711
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6923 vs 5264

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1718

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17101

9239

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

711

1356

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5264

6923

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1718	966
PassMark - CPU mark	17101	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	711	1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5264	6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Interlagos
Launch date	Q3'14	November 2011
Place in performance rating	1510	1603
Processor Number	E5-2630V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$325
OPN Tray		OS6272WKTGGGU
Price now		$658.89
Value for money (0-100)		3.02
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.1°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		316 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
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™)