Opteron 6278 vs Xeon X3460

VS

AMD Opteron 6278

Intel Xeon X3460

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6278 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Xeon X3460 with 4 cores 2.8GHz . 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 8 months late

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Xeon X3460 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 115W)

Score

Opteron 6278

VS

Xeon X3460

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Sep 2009

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Interlagos

Core Architecture

Lynnfield

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 1156

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Interlagos)

Generation

Xeon(Lynnfield)

Package

2.4 billions

Transistor Count

0.774 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

95 W

-

Foundry

Intel

316 mm²

Die Size

296 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.467 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

21.0

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

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

Max Memory Channels

2

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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