Intel Core i7 6700K vs AMD Opteron 6208 |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i7 6700K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6700K
 | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm | | Higher clock speed 4 GHz |
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 73.94W | | More threads 8 |
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First seen on January, 2013
AMD Opteron 6208
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 6208
| | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 4 |
| | More l3 cache 16 MB | | Much more l3 cache per core 4 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 73.94W | vs | 93.44W | More than 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 79.72 $/year | vs | 100.74 $/year | More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 21.92 $/year | vs | 27.7 $/year | More than 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 1 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| More l3 cache | 16 MB | vs | 8 MB | 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 4 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 2x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i7 6700K vs Opteron 6208
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 6700K | vs | Opteron 6208 |
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| Clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
details | Core i7 6700K | vs | Opteron 6208 |
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| Threads | 8 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 4 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 4 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 91W | 115W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 21.92 $/year | 27.7 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 79.72 $/year | 100.74 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 73.94W | 93.44W | |
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| Architecture | FSB | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
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