Intel Xeon E5 2690 vs Opteron X2170

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Intel Xeon E5-2690

AMD Opteron X2170

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2690 with 8 cores 2.9GHz 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 E5 2690 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Opteron X2170 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 6 months late

More modern manufacturing process (28nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (25W vs 135W)

Score

Intel Xeon E5 2690

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Opteron X2170

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Sep 2016

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EP

Core Architecture

Steppe Eagle

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

AMD Socket FT3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon R5E

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Generation

Opteron (X-Series)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

28 nm

135 W

Power Consumption

25 W

Intel

Foundry

-

435 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29.0

Multiplier

24.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB shared

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

4

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

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