Intel Xeon X5660 vs Opteron 6180 SE

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Intel Xeon X5660

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon X5660 with 6 cores 2.8GHz and Opteron 6180 SE with 12 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon X5660 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.5GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)

Opteron 6180 SE 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon X5660 +50%

471

Opteron 6180 SE

313

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon X5660

2075

Opteron 6180 SE +41%

2944

Intel Xeon X5660

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Opteron 6180 SE

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Feb 2011

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

95 W

Power Consumption

140 W

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Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

239 mm²

Die Size

2x346 mm²

CPU Performance

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

12

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

12.5

64 K per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

3

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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