Opteron 8212 HE (F3) vs Xeon E5-2696 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F3) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	523	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	9.08	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Santa Rosa (2006−2007)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	15 August 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,019

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 8212 HE (F3) 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 (F3) 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 (F3). 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 (F3) 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 (F3) 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 (F3). 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 (F3).

PCIe version	3.0	1.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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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

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