Intel Xeon E7-4850 vs AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4850 and AMD Opteron 6282 SE 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4850

  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 64.40°C
  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 703 vs 517
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9571 vs 7130
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 20 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 69°C vs 64.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 703 vs 517
PassMark - CPU mark 9571 vs 7130

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
  • Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Number of cores 16 vs 10
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4850
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6282 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
703
517
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9571
7130
Name Intel Xeon E7-4850 AMD Opteron 6282 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark 703 517
PassMark - CPU mark 9571 7130

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-4850 AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EX Interlagos
Launch date Q2'11 November 2011
Place in performance rating 2318 2680
Processor Number E7-4850
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP) $1,090
OPN Tray OS6282YETGGGU
Price now $129.99
Value for money (0-100) 20.65

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.6 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 64.40°C
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 10 16
Number of threads 20 16
Die size 316 mm
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Transistor count 2400 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory size 2 TB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 4
Package Size 49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported LGA1567 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 140 Watt

Peripherals

Scalability S4S

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

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™)