Opteron X1150 vs Xeon E5-2687W

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1296	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.61	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	4.07	no data
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Kyoto (2013)
Release date	6 March 2012 (13 years ago)	29 May 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$815	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2687W and Opteron X1150 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2687W and Opteron X1150 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2687W and Opteron X1150. 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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2687W and Opteron X1150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2687W and Opteron X1150 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 E5-2687W and Opteron X1150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2687W and Opteron X1150.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2012	29 May 2013
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	17 Watt

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