Opteron 6180 SE vs Xeon E7540

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AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Intel Xeon E7540

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6180 SE with 12 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon E7540 with 6 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Opteron 6180 SE 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2GHz)

Xeon E7540 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Score

Opteron 6180 SE

VS

Xeon E7540

General Parameters

Feb 2011

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

140 W

Power Consumption

105 W

64 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

2x346 mm²

Die Size

684 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 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

12.5

Multiplier

15.0

128 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

4

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1333

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

4

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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