Intel Xeon E5-2637 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 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

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70.0°C vs 69°C
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1654 vs 966
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2012 vs November 2011
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature 70.0°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1654 vs 966

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 5775
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 5120 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9239 vs 5775

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1654
966
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5775
9239
Name Intel Xeon E5-2637 AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark 1654 966
PassMark - CPU mark 5775 9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6923

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2637 AMD Opteron 6272

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EP Interlagos
Launch date March 2012 November 2011
Place in performance rating 1497 1604
Processor Number E5-2637
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status Discontinued
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 3.00 GHz 2.1 GHz
Bus Speed 8 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 5120 KB (shared) 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.0°C 69°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 2 16
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 4 16
Transistor count 1270 million 2400 million
VID voltage range 0.6V - 1.35V
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Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 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 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 115 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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™)