Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 vs AMD Opteron 6278
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 and AMD Opteron 6278 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 E7-8860 v4
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
- 20 more threads: 36 vs 16
- Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 69°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
- Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22737 vs 13733
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 18 vs 16 |
Number of threads | 36 vs 16 |
Maximum core temperature | 75°C vs 69°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 32 nm |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 8 vs 4 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 22737 vs 13733 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
- Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt
- Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1007 vs 757
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.3 GHz vs 3.20 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt vs 140 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1007 vs 757 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 | AMD Opteron 6278 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 757 | 1007 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 22737 | 13733 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 | AMD Opteron 6278 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Broadwell | Interlagos |
Launch date | Q2'16 | May 2012 |
Place in performance rating | 1820 | 1857 |
Processor Number | E7-8860V4 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family | AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS6278WKTGGGU | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.20 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Bus Speed | 9.6 GT/s QPI | |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 75°C | 69°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.20 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 18 | 16 |
Number of QPI Links | 3 | |
Number of threads | 36 | 16 |
Die size | 316 mm | |
L1 cache | 768 KB | |
L2 cache | 16 MB | |
L3 cache | 16 MB | |
Transistor count | 2400 million | |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 3 TB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600 | DDR3 |
Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 8 | 4 |
Package Size | 45mm x 52.5mm | |
Sockets supported | FCLGA2011 | G34 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 140 Watt | 115 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 32 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Scalability | S8S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
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® AVX2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
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™) |