Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6376
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 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: 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
- CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
- Around 95% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 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
Launch date | 10 September 2013 vs November 2012 |
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz vs 2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 32 nm |
L3 cache | 25 MB vs 16 MB |
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6376
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 8x 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 | 16 vs 8 |
L1 cache | 768 KB vs 512 KB |
L2 cache | 16 MB vs 2 MB |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 vs 1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6376
Name | Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 | AMD Opteron 6376 |
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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 | 1131 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 12278 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 | AMD Opteron 6376 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge EP | Abu Dhabi |
Launch date | 10 September 2013 | November 2012 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1723 | $750 |
Place in performance rating | 1742 | 1774 |
Processor Number | E5-1680V2 | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS6376WKTGGHK | |
Price now | $65 | |
Series | AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor | |
Value for money (0-100) | 42.66 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.00 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
L1 cache | 512 KB | 768 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 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 | 2 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 16 |
Number of threads | 16 | 16 |
Operating Temperature Range | 5°C - 85°C | |
VID voltage range | 0.65–1.30V | |
Die size | 315 mm | |
Maximum core temperature | 69°C | |
Transistor count | 2400 million | |
Unlocked | ||
Memory |
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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 |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 4 |
Sockets supported | FCLGA2011 | G34 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 Watt | 115 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
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™) |