Opteron 6380 vs Xeon E5540

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AMD Opteron 6380

Intel Xeon E5540

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6380 with 16 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon E5540 with 4 cores 2.533GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Opteron 6380 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 1066)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Xeon E5540 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.533GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 115W)

Score

Opteron 6380

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Xeon E5540

General Parameters

Nov 2012

Release Date

Mar 2009

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Abu Dhabi

Core Architecture

Gainestown

AMD Socket G34

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Abu Dhabi)

Generation

Xeon(Gainestown)

Package

2.4 billions

Transistor Count

0.731 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

115 W

Power Consumption

80 W

69 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

2x315 mm²

Die Size

263 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.533 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.8 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

12.5

Multiplier

19.0

768 KB

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

2 MB per module

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

8 MB per die

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

4

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1866

Memory Types

DDR3-1066

4

Max Memory Channels

3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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