Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2 and AMD Opteron 6272 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1571 vs 966
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12119 vs 9239

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs November 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	30720 KB (shared) vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1571 vs 966
PassMark - CPU mark	12119 vs 9239

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1571

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12119

9239

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1571	966
PassMark - CPU mark	12119	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Interlagos
Launch date	September 2013	November 2011
Place in performance rating	1453	1617
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$325
OPN Tray		OS6272WKTGGGU
Price now		$658.89
Series		AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)		3.02
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	160 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	30720 KB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Transistor count	1400 million	2400 million
Base frequency		2.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Number of threads		16
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	2011	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	115 Watt
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)