Opteron 6380 vs Xeon E5-2650 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Opteron 6380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	885	1375
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.55	0.59
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	7.70	3.46
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date	16 March 2016 (8 years ago)	5 November 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,166	$1,150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has 332% better value for money than Opteron 6380.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Opteron 6380 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,400 million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Opteron 6380 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	4
Socket	FCLGA2011	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Opteron 6380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Opteron 6380 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 E5-2650 v4 and Opteron 6380 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 E5-2650 v4 and Opteron 6380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Opteron 6380.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.54	4.21
Recency	16 March 2016	5 November 2012
Physical cores	12	16
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	115 Watt

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