Opteron 6284 SE vs Xeon E5-2666 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Opteron 6284 SE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking858not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.26no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date13 November 2014 (10 years ago)1 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Opteron 6284 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)16 MB
L3 cache25 MB (shared)8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size356 mm2316 mm2
Number of transistors2,600 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Opteron 6284 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
Socket2011-3G34
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Opteron 6284 SE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Opteron 6284 SE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Opteron 6284 SE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Opteron 6284 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Opteron 6284 SE.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 November 2014 1 May 2012
Physical cores 10 16
Threads 20 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon E5-2666 V3 has an age advantage of 2 years, 25% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 3.7% lower power consumption.

Opteron 6284 SE, on the other hand, has 60% more physical cores.

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