Intel Xeon E7-8837 vs AMD Opteron 6376

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8837 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8837

AMD Opteron 6376

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17333 vs 12278

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17333 vs 12278

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6376

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 1011

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131 vs 1011

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8837
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6376

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1011

1131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17333

12278

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8837	AMD Opteron 6376
PassMark - Single thread mark	1011	1131
PassMark - CPU mark	17333	12278

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8837	AMD Opteron 6376
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Q2'11	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1638	1680
Processor Number	E7-8837
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$750
OPN Tray		OS6376WKTGGHK
Price now		$65
Value for money (0-100)		42.66
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	8	16
Die size		315 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	4 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	8	4
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S8S
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™)