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| Intel Xeon E5-2620 vs AMD Opteron 6272 |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2620
- 2 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2620
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | Much more l3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core |
![]() | Lower typical power consumption 77.19W | ![]() | Lower annual commercial energy cost 83.22 $/year |
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Released November, 2011
AMD Opteron 6272
- 2.1 GHz
- 16 core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 6272
![]() | Much more l2 cache 16 MB | ![]() | Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3 GHz |
![]() | Higher clock speed 2.1 GHz | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2620 vs 6272 among all CPUs
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 |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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Much more l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2.5x more l3 cache per core | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 93.44W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
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 | 16 MB | vs | 2 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Significantly higher turbo clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | 20% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Higher clock speed | 2.1 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.33 MB/core | More than 3x more l2 cache per core | |||
More threads | 16 | vs | 12 | 4 more threads | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.9 GHz | vs | 2.28 GHz | More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
More l3 cache | 16 MB | vs | 15 MB | More than 5% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2620 vs Opteron 6272
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2620
10,510
Opteron 6272
26,707
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2620
1,736
Opteron 6272
1,255
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2620
1,315,000 MB/s
Opteron 6272
1,350,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2620
12,059
Opteron 6272
9,635
GeekBench
Xeon E5-2620
13,391
Opteron 6272
9,635
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon E5-2620
7,957
Opteron 6272
6,748
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon E5-2620
1,231
Opteron 6272
695
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2620 | vs | Opteron 6272 |
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Clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Cores | Hexa core | 16 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 | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
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 | 6.12 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 93.44W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
DDR3 |
details | Xeon E5-2620 | vs | Opteron 6272 |
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Threads | 12 | 16 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 15 MB | 16 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 4 | |
Clock multiplier | 25 | 15 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 77.4°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 4 | 2 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 2.28 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.28 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
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 | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
Number of links | 2 | 4 | |
Transfer rate | 7,200 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 3,600 MHz | 3,200 MHz |
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