Intel Xeon W3670 vs Opteron X2 170
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W3670 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and Opteron X2 170 with 2 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon W3670 's Advantages
Released 5 years late
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron X2 170 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (400 vs 3)
Lower TDP (110W vs 130W)
Score
General Parameters
Aug 2010
Release Date
Aug 2005
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Gulftown
Core Architecture
Denmark
Intel Socket 1366
Socket
AMD Socket 939
N/A
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Xeon (Gulftown)
Generation
Opteron X2 (Denmark)
Package
1.17 billions
Transistor Count
0.233 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
90 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
110 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
65 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
239 mm²
Die Size
199 mm²
CPU Performance
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
3.466 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
6
Total Core Count
2
12
Total Thread Count
2
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
24.0
Multiplier
10.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
128 KB
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR1-400
3
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
2
PCIe Version
-
