Opteron 6376 vs Xeon E5-2697A v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2697A v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 145 Watt
13.62
+288%
Opteron 6376
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
3.51

Xeon E5-2697A v4 outperforms Opteron 6376 by a whopping 288% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Opteron 6376 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5491539
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.710.66
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.892.89
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)5 November 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,891$750

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2697A v4 has 311% better value for money than Opteron 6376.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Opteron 6376 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cacheno data768 KB
L2 cache4 MB16 MB
L3 cache40 MB8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size456.12 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistors7200 Million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Opteron 6376 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)4
SocketFCLGA2011G34
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Opteron 6376. 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
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Opteron 6376 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 E5-2697A v4 and Opteron 6376 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 E5-2697A v4 and Opteron 6376. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Opteron 6376.

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 E5-2697A v4 13.62
+288%
Opteron 6376 3.51

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 E5-2697A v4 21633
+288%
Opteron 6376 5572

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 E5-2697A v4 1070
+201%
Opteron 6376 355

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 E5-2697A v4 8288
+170%
Opteron 6376 3066

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.62 3.51
Recency 20 June 2016 5 November 2012
Threads 32 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon E5-2697A v4 has a 288% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Opteron 6376, on the other hand, has 26.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2697A v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6376 in performance tests.


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