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Intel Xeon E5-2690
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5-2690 based on its performance and single-core performance.
See full details Intel Xeon E5-2690 vs AMD Opteron 6272 |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2690
- 2.9 GHz
- Octa core
5.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2690
 | Much better performance per dollar 3.44 pt/$ | | Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz |
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2.9 GHz | | Much more l3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core |
by Johan-De-Gelas (Sep, 2014)Clock speed has clearly been traded in for more cores in most of server SKUs.
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Released November, 2011
AMD Opteron 6272
- 2.1 GHz
- 16 core
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 6272
| | More cores 16 | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 4 |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 93.44W | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2690 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 | |
| 5.4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better performance per dollar | 3.44 pt/$ | vs | 2.23 pt/$ | Around 55% better performance per dollar | |||
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| Significantly higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | More than 25% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.9 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2.5x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 14,176 | vs | 6,748 | More than 2x better PassMark score | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,850 | vs | 695 | Around 2.8x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly better performance per watt | 7.64 pt/W | vs | 6.12 pt/W | Around 25% better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Nov, 2011 | Release date 3 months later | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.9 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| More cores | 16 | vs | 8 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 93.44W | vs | 109.69W | Around 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 100.74 $/year | vs | 118.26 $/year | Around 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 27.7 $/year | vs | 32.52 $/year | Around 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2690 vs Opteron 6272
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 (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2690 | vs | Opteron 6272 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Octa core | 16 core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
| G34 | |||
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 | 135W | 115W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 32.52 $/year | 27.7 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 118.26 $/year | 100.74 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.64 pt/W | 6.12 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 109.69W | 93.44W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
details | Xeon E5-2690 | vs | Opteron 6272 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 16 | 16 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 20 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 | 38 | 15 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 7 | 2 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.52 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 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 | 8,000 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 4,000 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
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