Opteron 6278 vs Intel Xeon E5 2470 v2
We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6278 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2470 v2 with 10 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Opteron 6278 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 3)
Intel Xeon E5 2470 v2 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 4 months late
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 115W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Opteron 6278
309
Intel Xeon E5 2470 v2
+36%
421
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Opteron 6278
2575
Intel Xeon E5 2470 v2
+14%
2945
General Parameters
May 2012
Release Date
Sep 2013
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Interlagos
Core Architecture
Ivy Bridge-EN
AMD Socket G34
Socket
Intel Socket 1356
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Opteron (Interlagos)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EN)
Package
2.4 billions
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
115 W
Power Consumption
95 W
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
2x315 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
16
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
200 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
12.0
Multiplier
24.0
768 KB
L1 Cache
64 K per core
2 MB per module
L2 Cache
256 K per core
8 MB per die
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
4
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
2
PCIe Version
-
