Opteron 6278 vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Opteron 6278 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	778	773
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.15	2.59
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years old)	1 May 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,589	no data
Current price	$44 (0x MSRP)	$793

Opteron 6278 has 125% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670 v3.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Opteron 6278 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	356 mm2	316 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Opteron 6278 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)	120 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Opteron 6278. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
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	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Opteron 6278 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 E5-2670 v3 and Opteron 6278 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 E5-2670 v3 and Opteron 6278. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Opteron 6278.

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.

Opteron 6278 outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v3 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	8.89	8.97
Recency	8 September 2014	1 May 2012
Physical cores	12	16
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt

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