Intel Xeon E7 8870 vs Opteron 6168
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz 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 E7 8870 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 1 months late
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 1.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Opteron 6168 's Advantages
Lower TDP (115W vs 130W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870
+66%
401
Opteron 6168
241
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870
+78%
2530
Opteron 6168
1418
General Parameters
Apr 2011
Release Date
Mar 2010
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Westmere-EX
Core Architecture
Magny-Cours
Intel Socket 1567
Socket
AMD Socket G34
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)
Generation
Opteron (Magny-Cours)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
1.8 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
69 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
513 mm²
Die Size
346 mm²
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.9 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
10
Total Core Count
12
20
Total Thread Count
12
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
18.0
Multiplier
9.5
64 K per core
L1 Cache
768 K shared
256 K per core
L2 Cache
6 MB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
8
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
2
