Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 vs Opteron 156

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Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

AMD Opteron 156

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 with 4 cores 3.7GHz and Opteron 156 with 1 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 's Advantages

Released 7 years late

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 90nm)

Lower TDP (87W vs 104W)

Opteron 156 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (400 vs 3)

Score

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

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Opteron 156

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

May 2005

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Ivy Bridge

Core Architecture

Venus

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

AMD Socket 939

N/A

Integrated Graphics

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)

Generation

Opteron (Venus (E4))

Package

1.4 billions

Transistor Count

0.114 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

90 nm

87 W

Power Consumption

104 W

Intel

Foundry

-

160 mm²

Die Size

115 mm²

CPU Performance

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

4

Total Core Count

1

8

Total Thread Count

1

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

37.0

Multiplier

15.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

128 KB

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR1-400

2

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

16

PCIe Lanes

-

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