Intel Xeon E5 2643 v2 vs Opteron 6308
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2643 v2 with 6 cores 3.5GHz and Opteron 6308 with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2643 v2 's Advantages
Released 10 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Opteron 6308 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)
Lower TDP (115W vs 130W)
Score
General Parameters
Sep 2013
Release Date
Nov 2012
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Abu Dhabi
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket G34
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Opteron (Abu Dhabi)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
2.4 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
74 °C
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
160 mm²
Die Size
2x315 mm²
CPU Performance
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
6
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
35.0
Multiplier
17.5
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 KB
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per module
15 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB per die
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
4
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3-1866
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
2
