Opteron 6278 vs Intel Xeon E3 1280

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AMD Opteron 6278

Intel Xeon E3-1280

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6278 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1280 with 4 cores 3.5GHz . 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

Intel Xeon E3 1280 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 115W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Opteron 6278

309

Intel Xeon E3 1280 +336%

1348

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Opteron 6278

2575

Intel Xeon E3 1280 +76%

4533

Opteron 6278

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Intel Xeon E3 1280

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

N/A

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

3.5 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

35.0

768 K

L1 Cache

64 K per core

16 MB

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB per die

L3 Cache

8 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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