Opteron 842 vs Xeon E5-2690 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Opteron 842 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking635not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.02no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.58no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)SledgeHammer (2003−2005)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)June 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,090no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Opteron 842 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads281
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache3.5 MB1 MB
L3 cache35 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm130 nm
Die size306.18 mm2193 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million106 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Opteron 842 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)8
SocketFCLGA2011940
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Opteron 842. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Opteron 842 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 E5-2690 v4 and Opteron 842 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Opteron 842. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400no data
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Opteron 842.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 14 1
Threads 28 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

Opteron 842, on the other hand, has 58.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Opteron 842. We've got no test results to judge.


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