Opteron 6278 vs Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

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AMD Opteron 6278

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6278 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 with 4 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.4GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (87W vs 115W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Opteron 6278

309

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 +169%

833

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Opteron 6278

2575

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 +11%

2870

Opteron 6278

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Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

May 2012

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Interlagos

Core Architecture

Ivy Bridge

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Interlagos)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)

Package

2.4 billions

Transistor Count

1.4 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

87 W

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Foundry

Intel

316 mm²

Die Size

160 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

37.0

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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