Intel Xeon X5660 vs Opteron X2 170

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Intel Xeon X5660

AMD Opteron X2 170

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon X5660 with 6 cores 2.8GHz 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 X5660 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 7 months late

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 110W)

Opteron X2 170 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (400 vs 3)

Score

Intel Xeon X5660

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Opteron X2 170

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Aug 2005

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Denmark

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

AMD Socket 939

N/A

Integrated Graphics

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Opteron X2 (Denmark)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

0.233 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

90 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

110 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

65 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

239 mm²

Die Size

199 mm²

CPU Performance

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 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

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

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR1-400

3

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

-

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