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Intel Xeon E5-2630L
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5-2630L based on its performance, single-core performance and cost to run.
See full details Intel Xeon E5-2630L vs AMD Opteron 4184 |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2630L
- 2 GHz
- Hexa core
5.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2630L
 | Much more l3 cache 15 MB | | Much better PassMark score 7,868 |
| | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,596 | | Much better performance per watt 10.72 pt/W |
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Released June, 2010
AMD Opteron 4184
- 2.8 GHz
- Hexa core
5.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 4184
| | Much higher clock speed 2.8 GHz | | Much more l2 cache 3 MB |
| | Significantly more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2630L vs 4184 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 | |
| 5.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l3 cache | 15 MB | vs | 6 MB | 2.5x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much better PassMark score | 7,868 | vs | 4,418 | Around 80% better PassMark score | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,596 | vs | 969 | Around 65% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 10.72 pt/W | vs | 1.4 pt/W | Around 7.8x better performance per watt | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 6 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2.5x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 48.75W | vs | 77.19W | More than 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Jun, 2010 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 3 MB | vs | 2 MB | 50% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.33 MB/core | More than 50% more l2 cache per core | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2630L vs Opteron 4184
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 | Xeon E5-2630L | vs | Opteron 4184 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Hexa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
| C32 | |||
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 | |||
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 60W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 10.72 pt/W | 1.4 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 48.75W | 77.19W | |
details | Xeon E5-2630L | vs | Opteron 4184 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 12 | 6 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 15 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 25 | 14 | |
| Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 1.3 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.8°C | 0 - 55°C | |
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 | |
| Clock speed | 3,600 MHz | 2,200 MHz | |
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