Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6376
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 and AMD Opteron 6376 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
- CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
- 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
- Around 75% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2 GHz
- Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 86°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 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1721 vs 1131
- Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22916 vs 12278
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 10 September 2013 vs November 2012 |
| Number of threads | 24 vs 16 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.50 GHz vs 2 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 86°C vs 69°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 32 nm |
| L3 cache | 30 MB vs 16 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1721 vs 1131 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 22916 vs 12278 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6376
- 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
- Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
| Number of cores | 16 vs 12 |
| L2 cache | 16 MB vs 3 MB |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 vs 2 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6376
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| Name | Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | AMD Opteron 6376 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1721 | 1131 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 22916 | 12278 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 654 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6947 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 11.052 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 75.574 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.157 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 5.429 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 14.769 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | AMD Opteron 6376 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge EP | Abu Dhabi |
| Launch date | 10 September 2013 | November 2012 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,723 | $750 |
| Place in performance rating | 1633 | 1680 |
| Price now | $2,235.02 | $65 |
| Processor Number | E5-2697V2 | |
| Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family | AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor |
| Status | Launched | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 2.30 | 42.66 |
| Vertical segment | Server | Server |
| Family | AMD Opteron | |
| OPN Tray | OS6376WKTGGHK | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 2.70 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s QPI | |
| Die size | 160 mm | 315 mm |
| Front-side bus (FSB) | 8GT / s | |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 30 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 86°C | 69°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.50 GHz | 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 | |
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Memory |
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| 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 |
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| 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) | 130 Watt | 115 Watt |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
| PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
| Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® OS Guard | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| 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 |
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| 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™) | ||
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