Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2 vs AMD Opteron 6278

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2 and AMD Opteron 6278 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 56% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1029 vs 1007
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14039 vs 13733
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs May 2012
Number of threads 20 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache 25600 KB (shared) vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1029 vs 1007
PassMark - CPU mark 14039 vs 13733

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
  • Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 65°C
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 16 vs 10
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature 69°C vs 65°C
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1029
1007
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14039
13733
Name Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2 AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark 1029 1007
PassMark - CPU mark 14039 13733

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2 AMD Opteron 6278

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Interlagos
Launch date September 2013 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1823 1857
Processor Number E5-2650LV2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6278WKTGGGU

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz 2.4 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 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 25600 KB (shared) 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 65°C 69°C
Maximum frequency 2.10 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 10 16
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 20 16
Transistor count 1400 million 2400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V
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Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 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 4
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 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™)