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.

Intel Xeon E5-2689

AMD Opteron 6234

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	2145	2153
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)