Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 99% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1923 vs 966
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12075 vs 9239
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs November 2011
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1923 vs 966
PassMark - CPU mark 12075 vs 9239

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • 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 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1356 vs 748
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6923 vs 3176
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1356 vs 748
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6923 vs 3176

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1923
966
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12075
9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
748
1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3176
6923
Name Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark 1923 966
PassMark - CPU mark 12075 9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 748 1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3176 6923

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 AMD Opteron 6272

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Interlagos
Launch date September 2013 November 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $1,090 $325
Place in performance rating 1598 1603
Price now $709 $658.89
Processor Number E5-2637V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.91 3.02
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6272WKTGGGU

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 2.1 GHz
Bus Speed 8 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 76°C 69°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 16
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 8 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 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 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 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 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™)