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Intel Xeon E5-2620
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5-2620 based on its performance, single-core performance and cost to run.
See full details | Intel Xeon E5-2620 vs AMD Opteron 6136 |
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | Much better PassMark score 7,957 |
![]() | Significantly more l3 cache 15 MB | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 6.57 pt/W |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 2.4 GHz |
![]() | Significantly more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | ![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 4 |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
5.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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Much better PassMark score | 7,957 | vs | 4,631 | More than 70% better PassMark score | |||
Significantly more l3 cache | 15 MB | vs | 12 MB | 25% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Much better performance per watt | 6.57 pt/W | vs | 1.44 pt/W | More than 4.5x better performance per watt | |||
More threads | 12 | vs | 8 | 4 more threads | |||
Newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | More than 65% more l3 cache per core | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 93.44W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 100.74 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 27.7 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 2 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
Significantly more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.33 MB/core | More than 50% more l2 cache per core | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.28 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
summary | Xeon E5-2620 | vs | Opteron 6136 |
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Clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Cores | Hexa core | Octa core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 2011 | |||
G34 | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A |
details | Xeon E5-2620 | vs | Opteron 6136 |
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Threads | 12 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 15 MB | 12 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 4 | |
Clock multiplier | 25 | 12 | |
Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 1 - UnknownV | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 77.4°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 4 | 0 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 2.28 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.28 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 95W | 115W | |
Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 27.7 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 100.74 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 6.57 pt/W | 1.44 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 93.44W | |
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Architecture | QPI | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
Clock speed | 3,600 MHz | 3,200 MHz |
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