Opteron 6338P vs Intel Xeon E5 2690
We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6338P with 12 cores 2.3GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2690 with 8 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Opteron 6338P 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 3)
Lower TDP (99W vs 135W)
Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
Score
AMD Opteron 6338P
Intel Xeon E5-2690
General Parameters
Jan 2014
Release Date
Mar 2012
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Warsaw
Core Architecture
Sandy Bridge-EP
AMD Socket G34
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Opteron (Abu Dhabi)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Package
2.4 billions
Transistor Count
2.27 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
99 W
Power Consumption
135 W
69 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
2x315 mm²
Die Size
435 mm²
CPU Performance
0
Performance Cores
0
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
0
12
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
200 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
11.5
Multiplier
29.0
576 KB
L1 Cache
64 K per core
2 MB per module
L2 Cache
256 K per core
8 MB per die
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
4
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
4
0
Max Memory Bandwidth
0
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
false
Integrated Graphics
false
0
Graphics Performance
0
AI Accelerator
Miscellaneous
2
PCIe Version
3
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