Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2 vs AMD Opteron 6366 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2 and AMD Opteron 6366 HE 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 6366 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

CPU is newer: launch date 10 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 21% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14087 vs 10265

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs November 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 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14087 vs 10265

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6366 HE

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
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
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1167 vs 1041

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1167 vs 1041

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6366 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1041

1167

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14087

10265

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2	AMD Opteron 6366 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1041	1167
PassMark - CPU mark	14087	10265

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2	AMD Opteron 6366 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	September 2013	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1707	1696
Processor Number	E5-2650LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6366VATGGHK
Price now		$199.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.05
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	315 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	65°C
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	3.1 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		1800 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	85 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™)