Opteron 6276 vs Xeon E5-2630L v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630L v2
2013
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
4.38
+5.5%

Xeon E5-2630L v2 outperforms Opteron 6276 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Opteron 6276 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13671411
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.21
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.663.29
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)14 November 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$119

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Opteron 6276 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache15 MB (shared)8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2316 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Opteron 6276 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 configuration24
SocketFCLGA2011G34
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Opteron 6276. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Opteron 6276 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Opteron 6276 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Opteron 6276. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Opteron 6276.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

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.

Xeon E5-2630L v2 4.38
+5.5%
Opteron 6276 4.15

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.

Xeon E5-2630L v2 6703
+5.6%
Opteron 6276 6348

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2630L v2 423
+18.5%
Opteron 6276 357

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2630L v2 2186
Opteron 6276 2441
+11.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.38 4.15
Recency 1 September 2013 14 November 2011
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon E5-2630L v2 has a 5.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 91.7% lower power consumption.

Opteron 6276, on the other hand, has 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Opteron 6276.


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