Intel Xeon X5690 vs Opteron X2170

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Intel Xeon X5690

AMD Opteron X2170

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon X5690 with 6 cores 3.466GHz and Opteron X2170 with 4 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon X5690 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.466GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Opteron X2170 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 7 months late

More modern manufacturing process (28nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (25W vs 130W)

Score

Intel Xeon X5690

VS

Opteron X2170

General Parameters

Feb 2011

Release Date

Sep 2016

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Steppe Eagle

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

AMD Socket FT3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon R5E

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Opteron (X-Series)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

28 nm

130 W

Power Consumption

25 W

Intel

Foundry

-

239 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

3.466 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3.733 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

4

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26.0

Multiplier

24.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB shared

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

3

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

-

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