Opteron 6278 vs Xeon X5355

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AMD Opteron 6278

Intel Xeon X5355

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6278 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Xeon X5355 with 4 cores 2.667GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Opteron 6278 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 6 months late

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 65nm)

Lower TDP (115W vs 120W)

Xeon X5355 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (3 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (2.667GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Opteron 6278 +2%

309

Xeon X5355

301

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Opteron 6278 +90%

2575

Xeon X5355

1355

Opteron 6278

VS

Xeon X5355

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Nov 2006

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Interlagos

Core Architecture

Clovertown

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 771

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Interlagos)

Generation

Xeon (Clovertown)

Package

2.4 billions

Transistor Count

0.582 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

65 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

63 °C

316 mm²

Die Size

2x143 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.667 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

16

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

4

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

333 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

8.0

768 K

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

16 MB

L2 Cache

4 MB per die

8 MB per die

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

4

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR2, DDR3

Max Memory Channels

2

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

0

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