Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 vs Opteron X2170

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Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

AMD Opteron X2170

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 with 4 cores 3.7GHz and Opteron X2170 with 4 cores 2.4GHz . 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

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.4GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 28nm)

Opteron X2170 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 4 months late

Lower TDP (25W vs 87W)

Score

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

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Opteron X2170

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Sep 2016

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Ivy Bridge

Core Architecture

Steppe Eagle

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

AMD Socket FT3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon R5E

Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)

Generation

Opteron (X-Series)

Package

1.4 billions

Transistor Count

-

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

28 nm

87 W

Power Consumption

25 W

Intel

Foundry

-

160 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37.0

Multiplier

24.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB shared

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

16

PCIe Lanes

-

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