Opteron 6168 vs Xeon E6540

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AMD Opteron 6168

Intel Xeon E6540

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6168 with 12 cores 1.9GHz and Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon E6540 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (2GHz vs 1.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 115W)

Score

Opteron 6168

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Xeon E6540

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Mar 2010

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Magny-Cours

Core Architecture

Nehalem-EX

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 1567

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Magny-Cours)

Generation

Xeon(Beckton)

Package

1.8 billions

Transistor Count

2.3 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

105 W

69 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

346 mm²

Die Size

684 mm²

CPU Performance

1.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

0

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.266 GHz

12

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

9.5

Multiplier

15.0

768 K shared

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

6 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

12 MB

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

Max Memory Channels

4

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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