AMD Opteron 6282 SE vs Intel Xeon E5-2640

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2640
4.12

Opteron 6282 SE outperforms Xeon E5-2640 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 and Opteron 6282 SE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12911282
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.961.02
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years old)14 November 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$162$1,090
Current price$77 (0.5x MSRP)$400 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Opteron 6282 SE has 6% better value for money than Xeon E5-2640.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2640 and Opteron 6282 SE 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size435 mm2316 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 and Opteron 6282 SE 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
SocketFCLGA2011G34
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Opteron 6282 SE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 and Opteron 6282 SE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Opteron 6282 SE are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno 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 E5-2640 and Opteron 6282 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Opteron 6282 SE.

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 E5-2640 4.12
Opteron 6282 SE 4.16
+1%

Opteron 6282 SE outperforms Xeon E5-2640 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2640 6325
Opteron 6282 SE 6385
+0.9%

Opteron 6282 SE outperforms Xeon E5-2640 by 1% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.12 4.16
Recency 6 March 2012 14 November 2011
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 16
Cost $162 $1090
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 140 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2640 and Opteron 6282 SE. The differences in performance seem too small.


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