Opteron 6272 vs Xeon E5-2696 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Opteron 6272 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	432	1578
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.23
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	9.87	2.72
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	14 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$325

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Opteron 6272 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	44	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	no data	768 KB (shared)
L2 cache	5.5 MB	8.00391 MB (per core)
L3 cache	55 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	316 mm2
Number of transistors	7200 Million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Opteron 6272 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 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	no data	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Opteron 6272. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Opteron 6272 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 v4 and Opteron 6272 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

-

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Opteron 6272. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Opteron 6272.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.65	3.30
Recency	20 June 2016	14 November 2011
Physical cores	22	16
Threads	44	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	115 Watt

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