CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2690 vs 6272 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon E5-2690
7.2
Opteron 6272
6.3
Core i7 4770K
7.4
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon E5-2690
7.8
Opteron 6272
6.1
Core i7 4770K
9.4
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon E5-2690
0.0
Opteron 6272
0.0
Core i7 4770K
7.3
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon E5-2690
0.0
Opteron 6272
0.0
Core i7 4770K
7.6
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon E5-2690
5.0
Opteron 6272
5.0
Core i7 4770K
5.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon E5-2690
5.1
Opteron 6272
5.2
Core i7 4770K
5.8
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
5.4

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Xeon E5-2690
5.4
Opteron 6272
5.2
Core i7 4770K
8.5

Winner
Intel Xeon E5-2690 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5-2690  based on its performance and single-core performance.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Xeon E5-2690

Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon E5-2690

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Much better performance per dollar 3.44 pt/$ vs 2.24 pt/$ Around 55% better performance per dollar
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 20 MB vs 16 MB 25% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Much better PassMark score 14,178 vs 6,748 More than 2x better PassMark score
Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,853 vs 695 Around 2.8x better PassMark (Single core) score
Much more l3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core vs 1 MB/core 2.5x more l3 cache per core
Significantly better performance per watt 7.65 pt/W vs 6.13 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)
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Newer Mar, 2012 vs Nov, 2011 Release date 3 months later
Front view of AMD Opteron 6272

Reasons to consider the
AMD Opteron 6272

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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
More cores 16 vs 8 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 4x more l2 cache per core
Significantly 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
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 100.74 $/year vs 118.26 $/year Around 15% lower annual commercial energy cost
Significantly lower annual home energy cost 27.7 $/year vs 32.52 $/year Around 15% lower annual home energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2690 vs Opteron 6272

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2690
28,226
Opteron 6272
26,707

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2690
2,646
Opteron 6272
1,255

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2690
1,975,000 MB/s
Opteron 6272
1,350,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2690
20,376
Opteron 6272
9,635

GeekBench

Xeon E5-2690
31,327
Opteron 6272
9,635

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon E5-2690
14,178
Opteron 6272
6,748

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon E5-2690
1,853
Opteron 6272
695

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 7.65 pt/W 6.13 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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