Opteron 6278 vs Xeon E5530

VS

AMD Opteron 6278

Intel Xeon E5530

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6278 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Xeon E5530 with 4 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Opteron 6278 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Xeon E5530 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1066 vs 3)

Lower TDP (80W vs 115W)

Score

Opteron 6278

VS

Xeon E5530

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Mar 2009

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Interlagos

Core Architecture

Gainestown

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Interlagos)

Generation

Xeon(Gainestown)

Package

2.4 billions

Transistor Count

0.731 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

80 W

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Foundry

Intel

316 mm²

Die Size

263 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.666 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

18.0

768 K

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

16 MB

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

8 MB per die

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

4

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3-1066

Max Memory Channels

3

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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