Opteron 6168 vs Xeon w7 2555X

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AMD Opteron 6168

Intel Xeon w7-2555X

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6168 with 12 cores 1.9GHz and Xeon w7 2555X with 14 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Opteron 6168 's Advantages

Lower TDP (115W vs 210W)

Xeon w7 2555X 's Advantages

Released 14 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 1.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (33.75MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 45nm)

Score

Opteron 6168

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Xeon w7 2555X

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Aug 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Magny-Cours

Core Architecture

Sapphire Rapids

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Magny-Cours)

Generation

Xeon W (Sapphire Rapids)

Package

1.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

210 W

69 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

346 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

1.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

0

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

12

Total Core Count

14

12

Total Thread Count

28

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

9.5

Multiplier

33.0

768 K shared

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

6 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

12 MB

L3 Cache

33.75 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

2

SMP

1

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

-

Max Memory Size

2 TB

Max Memory Channels

4

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

64

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