Opteron 6378 vs Xeon X7542

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AMD Opteron 6378

Intel Xeon X7542

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6378 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Xeon X7542 with 6 cores 2.666GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Opteron 6378 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 1333)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Lower TDP (115W vs 130W)

Xeon X7542 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.666GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 8MB)

Score

Opteron 6378

VS

Xeon X7542

General Parameters

Nov 2012

Release Date

Mar 2010

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Abu Dhabi

Core Architecture

Nehalem-EX

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 1567

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Abu Dhabi)

Generation

Xeon(Beckton)

Package

2.4 billions

Transistor Count

2.3 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

130 W

69 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

2x315 mm²

Die Size

684 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.666 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.8 GHz

16

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

6

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

20.0

768 KB

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

2 MB per module

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

8 MB per die

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

4

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1866

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

4

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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