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.

 

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 1731 1774
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™)