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).

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

AMD Opteron 6376

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: 1715 vs 1131
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22865 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	1715 vs 1131
PassMark - CPU mark	22865 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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1715

1131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22865

12278

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2	AMD Opteron 6376
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715	1131
PassMark - CPU mark	22865	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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	10 September 2013	November 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	$750
Place in performance rating	1710	1774
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
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
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)	130 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™)