Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6276

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2

AMD Opteron 6276

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 69°C
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 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1603 vs 916
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21667 vs 9168
Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 69.924 vs 39.164
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.079 vs 0.93
Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 5.007 vs 2.806

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs November 2011
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	30720 KB (shared) vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1603 vs 916
PassMark - CPU mark	21667 vs 9168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	69.924 vs 39.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.079 vs 0.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.007 vs 2.806

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6276

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1688 vs 567
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8409 vs 6824
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.75 vs 9.589
Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 18.974 vs 13.879

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
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 567
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8409 vs 6824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.75 vs 9.589
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	18.974 vs 13.879

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6276

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1603

916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21667

9168

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

567

1688

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6824

8409

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.589

15.75

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

69.924

39.164

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.079

0.93

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.007

2.806

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.879

18.974

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2	AMD Opteron 6276
PassMark - Single thread mark	1603	916
PassMark - CPU mark	21667	9168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	567	1688
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6824	8409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.589	15.75
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	69.924	39.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.079	0.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.007	2.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	13.879	18.974

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2	AMD Opteron 6276
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Interlagos
Launch date	September 2013	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,950	$119
Place in performance rating	1824	1828
Price now	$1,779.95	$79.99
Processor Number	E5-2695V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.62	33.18
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6276WKTGGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
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 core temperature	81°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	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	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	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 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™)