Intel Xeon E5-2689 vs AMD Opteron 6234

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2689 and AMD Opteron 6234 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2689

  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 52°C
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 70.40°C vs 52°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2689
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6234

Name Intel Xeon E5-2689 AMD Opteron 6234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 123.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.539
PassMark - Single thread mark 887
PassMark - CPU mark 8644

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2689 AMD Opteron 6234

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge
Launch date 6 Mar 2012
Place in performance rating 2151 2152
Processor Number E5-2689
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6234WKTCGGU
Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.4 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 52°C 70.40°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 16 12
VID voltage range 0.6V - 1.35V
L1 cache 576 KB
L2 cache 12 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported LGA2011 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 115 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)