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Intel Xeon E5-2670
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5-2670 based on its performance.
See full details Intel Xeon E5-2670 vs AMD Opteron 2374 HE |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2670
- 2.6 GHz
- Octa core
5.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2670
 | Much more l3 cache 20 MB | | Much higher clock speed 2.6 GHz |
| | Much better PassMark score 12,270 | | More threads 16 |
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Released January, 2009
AMD Opteron 2374 HE
- 2.2 GHz
- Quad core
5.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 2374 HE
| | Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W | | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
| | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year | | Much lower annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2670 vs 2374 HE 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 | |
| 5.5 | 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 | 20 MB | vs | 6 MB | More than 3.2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 12,270 | vs | 2,951 | Around 4.2x better PassMark score | |||
| More threads | 16 | vs | 4 | 12 more threads | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 7.31 pt/W | vs | 2.25 pt/W | More than 3.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.13 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 80 °C | vs | 55 °C | More than 45% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| 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 | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.08 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Jan, 2009 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 93.44W | 2.1x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 100.74 $/year | 2.1x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 27.7 $/year | 2.1x lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2670 vs Opteron 2374 HE
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
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2670 | vs | Opteron 2374 HE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Octa core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
| F | |||
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 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 115W | 55W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 27.7 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 100.74 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.31 pt/W | 2.25 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 93.44W | 44.69W | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 4,000 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5-2670 | vs | Opteron 2374 HE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 16 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 20 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 33 | 11 | |
| Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 1 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 80°C | 0 - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.13 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.08 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.13 GHz | 2.2 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 | |
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