Opteron 6278 vs Xeon 6979P

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AMD Opteron 6278

Intel Xeon 6979P

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6278 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Xeon 6979P with 120 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Opteron 6278 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (115W vs 500W)

Xeon 6979P 's Advantages

Released 12 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (504MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 32nm)

Score

Opteron 6278

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Xeon 6979P

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Sep 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Interlagos

Core Architecture

Granite Rapids

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 7529

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Interlagos)

Generation

Xeon 6(Granite Rapids-AP)

Package

2.4 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

500 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

Intel

316 mm²

Die Size

-

I/O Process Size

10 nm

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

16

Total Core Count

120

16

Total Thread Count

240

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

21.0

768 K

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

16 MB

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

8 MB per die

L3 Cache

504 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

4

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR5-6400,MRDIMM-8800

-

Max Memory Size

3 TB

Max Memory Channels

12

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Xeon 6979P

2

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

96

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