Intel Core i5 4690 vs AMD Opteron 6328 |
Released May, 2014
Intel Core i5 4690
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 4690
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
| | Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | | Much better performance per watt 11 pt/W |
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Released November, 2012
AMD Opteron 6328
- 3.2 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 6328
| | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | | Significantly more l3 cache 16 MB |
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 4 | | Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 19,224 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 11 pt/W | vs | 2.08 pt/W | More than 5.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 68.25W | vs | 93.44W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,214 | vs | 1,311 | Around 70% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Newer | May, 2014 | vs | Nov, 2012 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | vs | 27.7 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | vs | 100.74 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly more l3 cache | 16 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 2.8x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 19,224 | vs | 11,272 | More than 70% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4690 vs Opteron 6328
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 4690 | vs | Opteron 6328 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1150 | |||
| G34 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| ABM | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
details | Core i5 4690 | vs | Opteron 6328 |
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| Threads | 4 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 16 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 4 | |
| Clock multiplier | 32 | 19 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.72°C | Unknown - 71.7°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,200 MHz | N/A | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 84W | 115W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 27.7 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 100.74 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 11 pt/W | 2.08 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 93.44W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
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