Xeon E5-2650L v2 vs Opteron 6348

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6348
2012
12 cores / 12 threads, 115 Watt
4.94
+3.3%
Xeon E5-2650L v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 70 Watt
4.78

Opteron 6348 outperforms Xeon E5-2650L v2 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6348 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12391260
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.076.46
Architecture codenameAbu Dhabi (2012)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date5 November 2012 (12 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6348 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data7.2 GT/s
L1 cache576 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (per die)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size315 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data65 °C
Number of transistors2,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6348 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 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 configuration42
SocketG34FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6348 and Xeon E5-2650L v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Opteron 6348 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 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 6348 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 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 6348 and Xeon E5-2650L v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6348 and Xeon E5-2650L v2.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 6348 4.94
+3.3%
Xeon E5-2650L v2 4.78

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 6348 7850
+3.5%
Xeon E5-2650L v2 7586

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.94 4.78
Recency 5 November 2012 1 September 2013
Physical cores 12 10
Threads 12 20
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 70 Watt

Opteron 6348 has a 3.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more physical cores.

Xeon E5-2650L v2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, 66.7% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 64.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Opteron 6348 and Xeon E5-2650L v2.


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