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The AMD Opteron 6238 is newer than Intel Xeon E5462 @ 2.80GHz and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. However, AMD Opteron 6238 uses around 36% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 82 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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1: Intel Xeon E5462 @ 2.80GHz | |
2: AMD Opteron 6238 | |
×Intel Xeon E5462 @ 2.80GHz | ×AMD Opteron 6238 | + ADD | |
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Price | Search Online | Search Online | |
Socket Type | LGA771 | Socket G34 | |
CPU Class | Server | Server | |
Clockspeed | 2.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Not Supported | Up to 3.2 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 4 (Threads: 4) | 12 (in 6 physical modules) | |
Cache | L1: 256KB, L2: 12.0MB, L3: 0MB | L1: 960KB, L2: 24.0MB, L3: 12MB | |
TDP | 80W | 115W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $14.60 | $20.99 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q1 2009 | Q4 2014 | |
# of Samples | 80 | 2 | |
CPU Value | 9.6 | 12.8 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 1153(-0.4%) | 1157(0.0%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 2178(-61.3%) | 5625(0.0%) |
Intel Xeon E5462 @ 2.80GHz | 2,178 | |
AMD Opteron 6238 | 5,625 | |
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Intel Xeon E5462 @ 2.80GHz | 9.6 | |
AMD Opteron 6238 | 12.8 | |
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Intel Xeon E5462 @ 2.80GHz | 1,153 | |
AMD Opteron 6238 | 1,157 | |
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Intel Xeon E5462 @ 2.80GHz | AMD Opteron 6238 | |
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Max TDP | 80W | 115W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | 0.16 | 0.23 |
Running cost per day | $0.040 | $0.058 |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | 58.4 | 84.0 |
Running cost per year | $14.60 | $20.99 |