Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs AMD Opteron 6238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and AMD Opteron 6238 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
  • 24 more threads: 36 vs 12
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 18 vs 12
Number of threads 36 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 1.125 MB vs 576 KB
L3 cache 45 MB vs 16 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 12 MB vs 4.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6238

Name Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 AMD Opteron 6238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 27.642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6829
PassMark - Single thread mark 1157
PassMark - CPU mark 5625

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 AMD Opteron 6238

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell-EP
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 AMD Opteron
Launch date Q4'14
Place in performance rating 1350 1856
Processor Number E5-2696 v3
Vertical segment Server Server
OPN Tray OS6238WKTCGGU
Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2300 MHz 2.6 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 1.125 MB 576 KB
L2 cache 4.5 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 45 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Number of cores 18 12
Number of threads 36 12
Maximum core temperature 70.40°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz
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Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported LGA2011-3 (R3) G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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)