Intel Xeon E5606 vs Opteron 6168

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Intel Xeon E5606

AMD Opteron 6168

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5606 with 4 cores 2.133GHz and Opteron 6168 with 12 cores 1.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5606 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher base frequency (2.133GHz vs 1.9GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Lower TDP (80W vs 115W)

Opteron 6168 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5606 +26%

305

Opteron 6168

241

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5606 +7%

1523

Opteron 6168

1418

Intel Xeon E5606

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Opteron 6168

General Parameters

Feb 2011

Release Date

Mar 2010

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Magny-Cours

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

AMD Socket G34

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Opteron (Magny-Cours)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

1.8 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

115 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

69 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

239 mm²

Die Size

346 mm²

CPU Performance

2.133 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.9 GHz

0

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

4

Total Core Count

12

4

Total Thread Count

12

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

16.0

Multiplier

9.5

64 K per core

L1 Cache

768 K shared

256 K per core

L2 Cache

6 MB per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

3

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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