Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and AMD Opteron 6238 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

AMD Opteron 6238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 56% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	25 MB vs 16 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x 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	12 vs 8
L1 cache	576 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6238

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	AMD Opteron 6238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.57
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8619
PassMark - Single thread mark		1157
PassMark - CPU mark		5625

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	AMD Opteron 6238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	10 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1723
Place in performance rating	1848	1856
Processor Number	E5-1680V2
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6238WKTCGGU
Series		AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	512 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	12
Operating Temperature Range	5°C - 85°C
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Maximum core temperature		70.40°C
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Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 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	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)