Opteron 6278 vs Intel Xeon L5609

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AMD Opteron 6278

Intel Xeon L5609

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6278 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon L5609 with 4 cores 1.866GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Opteron 6278 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 2 months late

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 1.866GHz)

Intel Xeon L5609 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (40W vs 115W)

Score

Opteron 6278

VS

Intel Xeon L5609

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Mar 2010

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Interlagos

Core Architecture

Westmere-EP

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Interlagos)

Generation

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Package

2.4 billions

Transistor Count

1.17 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

40 W

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Foundry

Intel

316 mm²

Die Size

239 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.866 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

16

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

4

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

14.0

768 K

L1 Cache

64 K per core

16 MB

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB per die

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

4

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

Max Memory Channels

3

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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