Xeon E-2456 vs Opteron 6274

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6274
2011
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
3.55
Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
14.96
+321%

Xeon E-2456 outperforms Opteron 6274 by a whopping 321% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6274 and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1527475
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.5693.22
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.9217.71
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date14 November 2011 (13 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$909$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2456 has 16546% better value for money than Opteron 6274.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6274 and Xeon E-2456 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache768 KB (shared)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8.00391 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size316 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6274 and Xeon E-2456 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 configuration21
SocketG34FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6274 and Xeon E-2456. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Opteron 6274 and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6274 and Xeon E-2456 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6274 and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6274 and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Opteron 6274 3.55
Xeon E-2456 14.96
+321%

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.

Opteron 6274 5643
Xeon E-2456 23770
+321%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.55 14.96
Recency 14 November 2011 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 80 Watt

Opteron 6274 has 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has a 321.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 43.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2456 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6274 in performance tests.


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