Intel Xeon E5620 vs AMD Opteron 2376 |
Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon E5620
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5620
 | Much more l3 cache 12 MB | | Much better performance per watt 7.59 pt/W |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.75 GHz | | Higher clock speed 2.4 GHz |
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Released November, 2008
AMD Opteron 2376
- 2.3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 2376
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l3 cache | 12 MB | vs | 6 MB | 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much better performance per watt | 7.59 pt/W | vs | 1.24 pt/W | More than 6x better performance per watt | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.75 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 65% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | 2x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.33 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 90% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2010 | vs | Nov, 2008 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5620 vs Opteron 2376
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5620 | vs | Opteron 2376 |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| F | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 80W | 75W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 18.07 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 65.7 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.59 pt/W | 1.24 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 65W | 60.94W | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 2,930 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5620 | vs | Opteron 2376 |
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| Threads | 8 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 18 | 11 | |
| Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 1.3 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 77.6°C | 0 - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.75 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.33 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.75 GHz | 2.3 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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