Intel Xeon E5-2665 vs AMD Opteron 6276
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2665 and AMD Opteron 6276 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2665
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
- Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 81.8°C vs 69°C
- Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 916
- Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14117 vs 9168
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | March 2012 vs November 2011 |
Maximum core temperature | 81.8°C vs 69°C |
L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) vs 16 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1355 vs 916 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 14117 vs 9168 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6276
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1688 vs 573
- Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8409 vs 4647
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 16 vs 8 |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 3.10 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 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1688 vs 573 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 8409 vs 4647 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2665
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6276
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2665 | AMD Opteron 6276 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1355 | 916 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 14117 | 9168 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 573 | 1688 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4647 | 8409 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 15.75 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 39.164 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.93 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.806 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 18.974 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2665 | AMD Opteron 6276 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge EP | Interlagos |
Launch date | March 2012 | November 2011 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $142 | $119 |
Place in performance rating | 1817 | 1829 |
Price now | $141.50 | $79.99 |
Processor Number | E5-2665 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family | AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 24.14 | 33.18 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS6276WKTGGGU | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.40 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Bus Speed | 8 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 | 20480 KB (shared) | 16 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 81.8°C | 69°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.10 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 16 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Number of threads | 16 | 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 | 51.2 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 | DDR3 |
Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 4 |
Package Size | 52.5mm x 45.0mm | |
Sockets supported | FCLGA2011 | G34 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 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™) |