Opteron 8212 HE (F2) vs Xeon E5-2696 V3
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F2) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 504 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Haswell-EP (2014−2015) | Santa Rosa (2006−2007) |
Release date | 8 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 15 August 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F2) 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 | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 36 | 2 |
Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 45 MB (shared) | no data |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
Die size | 356 mm2 | 235 mm2 |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 77 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 2,600 million | 227 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F2) 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 | 8 |
Socket | 2011-3 | F |
Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | 68 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F2). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | - |
AVX | + | - |
PowerNow | - | + |
vPro | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F2) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F2) 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 E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F2). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F2).
PCIe version | 3.0 | 1.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 40 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 8 September 2014 | 15 August 2006 |
Physical cores | 18 | 2 |
Threads | 36 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | 68 Watt |
Xeon E5-2696 V3 has an age advantage of 8 years, 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.
Opteron 8212 HE (F2), on the other hand, has 113.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F2). We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F2), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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