Xeon E-2246G vs Opteron 6278

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6278
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
8.65
Xeon E-2246G
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
8.67
+0.2%

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking882879
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data33.19
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency7.1210.26
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)29 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$311

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (per die)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size316 mm2154 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration41 (Uniprocessor)
SocketG34FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data128 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 6278 8.65
Xeon E-2246G 8.67
+0.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Opteron 6278 13733
Xeon E-2246G 13768
+0.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.65 8.67
Recency 1 May 2012 29 May 2019
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 80 Watt

Opteron 6278 has 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon E-2246G, on the other hand, has a 0.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 43.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Opteron 6278 and Xeon E-2246G.


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