Opteron 6380 vs Xeon E5-2667 v2
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2667 v2 outperforms Opteron 6380 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Opteron 6380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 949 | 1374 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.06 | 0.59 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 5.62 | 3.46 |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge-EP (2013) | Abu Dhabi (2012) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 5 November 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,300 | $1,150 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5-2667 v2 has 80% better value for money than Opteron 6380.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Opteron 6380 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Opteron 6380 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) | 130 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Opteron 6380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Opteron 6380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Opteron 6380 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Opteron 6380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 59.7 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Opteron 6380.
| 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.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.87 | 4.29 |
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 5 November 2012 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 115 Watt |
Xeon E5-2667 v2 has a 83.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
Opteron 6380, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores, and 13% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2667 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6380 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Opteron 6380, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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