Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2 vs Opteron 6238
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2 with 8 cores 3GHz and Opteron 6238 with 12 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 1600)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Opteron 6238 's Advantages
Lower TDP (115W vs 130W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2
+99%
775
Opteron 6238
389
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2
+66%
4512
Opteron 6238
2704
General Parameters
Sep 2013
Release Date
Nov 2011
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Interlagos
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket G34
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Opteron (Interlagos)
Package
2.8 billions
Transistor Count
2.4 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
115 W
85 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
341 mm²
Die Size
2x315 mm²
CPU Performance
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
8
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
13.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
768 KB
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per module
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB per die
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
4
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1866
Memory Types
DDR3-1600
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
2
