Opteron 6272 vs Xeon E5-2630L

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630L
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
3.40
+1.2%
Opteron 6272
2011
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
3.36

Xeon E5-2630L outperforms Opteron 6272 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630L and Opteron 6272 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15701578
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.24
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency5.262.71
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)14 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$325

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630L and Opteron 6272 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 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB (shared)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8.00391 MB (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size435 mm2316 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630L and Opteron 6272 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011G34
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630L and Opteron 6272. 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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630L and Opteron 6272 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630L and Opteron 6272 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 and Opteron 6272. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630L and Opteron 6272.

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 3.40
+1.2%
Opteron 6272 3.36

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 5305
+1.2%
Opteron 6272 5240

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.40 3.36
Recency 6 March 2012 14 November 2011
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon E5-2630L has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 91.7% lower power consumption.

Opteron 6272, 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 and Opteron 6272.


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