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.

Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

AMD Opteron 6278

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	1824	1858
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
Unlocked
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™)