Xeon E5-4607 vs Opteron 6380

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6380
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
4.21
Xeon E5-4607
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
4.40
+4.5%

Xeon E5-4607 outperforms Opteron 6380 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6380 and Xeon E5-4607 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13861349
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.63no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.464.38
Architecture codenameAbu Dhabi (2012)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date5 November 2012 (12 years ago)14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,150no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 6380 and Xeon E5-4607 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 speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (per die)15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2435 mm2
Number of transistors2,400 million2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6380 and Xeon E5-4607 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 configuration44
SocketG34FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6380 and Xeon E5-4607. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+

Security technologies

Opteron 6380 and Xeon E5-4607 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6380 and Xeon E5-4607 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 6380 and Xeon E5-4607. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data384 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6380 and Xeon E5-4607.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 6380 4.21
Xeon E5-4607 4.40
+4.5%

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 6380 6687
Xeon E5-4607 6986
+4.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.21 4.40
Recency 5 November 2012 14 May 2012
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 95 Watt

Opteron 6380 has an age advantage of 5 months, and 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon E5-4607, on the other hand, has a 4.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 21.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Opteron 6380 and Xeon E5-4607.


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