Intel Xeon E5 2670 vs Opteron 2218 (F3)
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2670 with 8 cores 2.6GHz and Opteron 2218 (F3) with 2 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2670 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 2218 (F3) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 115W)
Score
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Aug 2006
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Santa Rosa
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket F
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Opteron (Santa Rosa)
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
0.227 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
90 nm
115 W
Power Consumption
95 W
Intel
Foundry
-
435 mm²
Die Size
235 mm²
CPU Performance
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
8
Total Core Count
2
16
Total Thread Count
2
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
26.0
Multiplier
13.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
128 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR2
4
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
1
