Intel Xeon E7 8870 vs Opteron 8220
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz and Opteron 8220 with 2 cores 2.8GHz . 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 4 years and 2 months late
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 8220 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)
Score
General Parameters
Apr 2011
Release Date
Feb 2007
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Westmere-EX
Core Architecture
Santa Rosa
Intel Socket 1567
Socket
AMD Socket F
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)
Generation
Opteron (Santa Rosa)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
0.227 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
90 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
95 W
Intel
Foundry
-
513 mm²
Die Size
235 mm²
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
10
Total Core Count
2
20
Total Thread Count
2
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
18.0
Multiplier
14.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
128 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
8
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR2-667
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
1
