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Intel Xeon E5-2690
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5-2690 based on its single-core performance.
See full details | Intel Xeon E5-2690 vs AMD Opteron 6272 |
![]() | Much higher clock speed 2.9 GHz | ![]() | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz |
![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,853 | ![]() | Much more l3 cache 20 MB |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 16 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
![]() | Lower typical power consumption 93.44W | ![]() | 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 |
5.7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much higher clock speed | 2.9 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
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Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | More than 25% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,853 | vs | 695 | Around 2.8x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much more l3 cache | 20 MB | vs | 16 MB | 25% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.53 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2.5x more l3 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.92 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 65% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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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 | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 93.44W | vs | 109.69W | Around 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 100.74 $/year | vs | 118.26 $/year | Around 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 27.7 $/year | vs | 32.52 $/year | Around 15% lower annual home energy cost |
summary | Xeon E5-2690 | vs | Opteron 6272 |
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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 |
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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 | 3.53 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.92 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.53 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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