Intel Xeon X5660 vs Opteron 8218 HE

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Intel Xeon X5660

AMD Opteron 8218 HE

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon X5660 with 6 cores 2.8GHz and Opteron 8218 HE with 2 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon X5660 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 1 months late

Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.6GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)

Opteron 8218 HE 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)

Lower TDP (68W vs 95W)

Score

Intel Xeon X5660

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Opteron 8218 HE

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Feb 2007

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Santa Rosa

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

AMD Socket F

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Opteron (Santa Rosa)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

0.227 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

90 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

68 W

Intel

Foundry

-

239 mm²

Die Size

235 mm²

CPU Performance

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

6

Total Core Count

2

12

Total Thread Count

2

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

13.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

128 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR2-667

3

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

1

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