Opteron 6278 vs Intel Xeon E3 1225

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AMD Opteron 6278

Intel Xeon E3-1225

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6278 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1225 with 4 cores 3.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Opteron 6278 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)

Intel Xeon E3 1225 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 115W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Opteron 6278

309

Intel Xeon E3 1225 +308%

1262

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Opteron 6278

2575

Intel Xeon E3 1225 +40%

3621

Opteron 6278

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Intel Xeon E3 1225

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Apr 2011

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Interlagos

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Intel HD P3000

Opteron (Interlagos)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Package

2.4 billions

Transistor Count

1.16 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

95 W

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Foundry

Intel

316 mm²

Die Size

216 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.4 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

4

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

31.0

768 K

L1 Cache

64 K per core

16 MB

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB per die

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

4

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

Max Memory Channels

2

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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