Opteron 6348 vs Xeon E5-2620 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Opteron 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1044	1146
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.44	1.95
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	5 November 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	no data
Current price	$99 (0.2x MSRP)	$340

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2620 v4 has 282% better value for money than Opteron 6348.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Opteron 6348 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	2 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	576 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Opteron 6348 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	4
Socket	FCLGA2011	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Opteron 6348. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Opteron 6348 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Opteron 6348 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Opteron 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Opteron 6348.

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.

Xeon E5-2620 v4 outperforms Opteron 6348 by 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.95	5.08
Recency	20 June 2016	5 November 2012
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	115 Watt

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