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Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

vs

AMD Opteron 6348

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 and AMD Opteron 6348 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Larger L3 Cache: 20MB shared (20MB shared vs 8MB)
Higher Technology: 22 nm (22 nm vs 32 nm)
Newer Launch Date: September 2013 (September 2013 vs November 2012)

AMD Opteron 6348

More Total Cores: 12 (8 vs 12)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

AMD

September 2013

Launch Date

November 2012

Server

Platform

Server

Xeon E5-2667 v2

Model Name

Opteron 6348

Ivy Bridge-EP

Code Name

Abu Dhabi

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)

Generation

Opteron (Abu Dhabi)

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

3.3 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.4 GHz

64K per core

L1 Cache

576K

256K per core

L2 Cache

12MB

20MB shared

L3 Cache

8MB

100MHz

Bus Frequency

200MHz

Intel Socket 2011

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AMD Socket G34

33.0

Multiplier

14.0

Unlocked Multiplier

22 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

32 nm

130 W

TDP

115 W

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

1.4 billions

Transistor Count

2.4 billions

Memory Specifications

DDR3

Memory Type

DDR3-1866

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Yes

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes