Opteron 8216 (F3) vs Xeon E6540

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AMD Opteron 8216 (F3)

Intel Xeon E6540

We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 8216 (F3) with 2 cores 2.4GHz and Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Opteron 8216 (F3) 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)

Xeon E6540 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 667)

Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)

More modern manufacturing process (45nm vs 90nm)

Score

Opteron 8216 (F3)

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Xeon E6540

General Parameters

Aug 2006

Release Date

Mar 2010

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Santa Rosa

Core Architecture

Nehalem-EX

AMD Socket F

Socket

Intel Socket 1567

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron (Santa Rosa)

Generation

Xeon(Beckton)

Package

0.227 billions

Transistor Count

2.3 billions

90 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

105 W

-

Foundry

Intel

235 mm²

Die Size

684 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

0

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.266 GHz

2

Total Core Count

6

2

Total Thread Count

12

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

15.0

128 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

-

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR2-667

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

1

PCIe Version

2

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