Opteron 6278 vs Xeon E5-2685 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2685 v3
2014
12 cores / 12 threads, 120 Watt
8.46
Opteron 6278
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
8.97
+6%

Opteron 6278 outperforms Xeon E5-2685 v3 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Opteron 6278 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking917863
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.437.11
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Opteron 6278 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)16 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size356 mm2316 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.65V–1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Opteron 6278 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
SocketFCLGA2011-3G34
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Opteron 6278. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
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 E5-2685 v3 and Opteron 6278 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 E5-2685 v3 and Opteron 6278 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 E5-2685 v3 and Opteron 6278. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Opteron 6278.

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 E5-2685 v3 8.46
Opteron 6278 8.97
+6%

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 E5-2685 v3 12944
Opteron 6278 13733
+6.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.46 8.97
Recency 8 September 2014 1 May 2012
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon E5-2685 v3 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Opteron 6278, on the other hand, has a 6% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 4.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Opteron 6278.


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