Intel Xeon E5-2640 vs AMD Opteron 6274
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 and AMD Opteron 6274 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 E5-2640
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
- Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73 °C vs 69°C
- Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
- Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1347 vs 974
- Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11638 vs 10313
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | March 2012 vs November 2011 |
Maximum core temperature | 73 °C vs 69°C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 115 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1347 vs 974 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 11638 vs 10313 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6274
- 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
- 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 10.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores | 16 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 16 vs 12 |
Maximum frequency | 3.1 GHz vs 3.00 GHz |
L1 cache | 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB vs 15360 KB (shared) |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6274
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2640 | AMD Opteron 6274 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1347 | 974 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 11638 | 10313 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 564 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3363 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 | AMD Opteron 6274 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge EP | Interlagos |
Launch date | March 2012 | November 2011 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $162 | $909 |
Place in performance rating | 1956 | 2001 |
Price now | $197.27 | $210 |
Processor Number | E5-2640 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family | AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 14.20 | 6.82 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS6274WKTGGGU | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.50 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Bus Speed | 7.2 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 435 mm | 316 mm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 768 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 16 MB |
L3 cache | 15360 KB (shared) | 16 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | 69°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.00 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 16 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Number of threads | 12 | 16 |
Transistor count | 2270 million | 2400 million |
VID voltage range | 0.60V-1.35V | |
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Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066/1333 | DDR3 |
Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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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) | 95 Watt | 115 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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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™) |