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Intel Xeon E5620
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5620 based on its cost to run.
See full details Intel Xeon E5620 vs AMD Opteron 4386 |
Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon E5620
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5620
 | Much more l3 cache 12 MB | | Much better performance per watt 7.59 pt/W |
| | Much more l3 cache per core 3 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.75 GHz |
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Released December, 2012
AMD Opteron 4386
- 3.1 GHz
- Octa core
4.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 4386
| | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | | Much higher clock speed 3.1 GHz |
| | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz | | More cores 8 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5620 vs 4386 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 | |
| 5.2 | 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 | 12 MB | vs | 8 MB | 50% 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 | 0.67 pt/W | More than 11.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 3x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.75 GHz | vs | 3.41 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.33 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 65W | vs | 77.19W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 30% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 2.66 GHz | Around 45% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | 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 | |||
| Newer | Dec, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5620 vs Opteron 4386
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5620 | vs | Opteron 4386 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| C32 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 80W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.59 pt/W | 0.67 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 65W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,860 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 2,930 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5620 | vs | Opteron 4386 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 18 | 19 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 77.6°C | Unknown - 70.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.75 GHz | 3.41 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.33 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.75 GHz | 3.41 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 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s | |
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