Xeon E 2478 vs Opteron 6180 SE

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Intel Xeon E-2478

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E 2478 with 8 cores 2.8GHz and Opteron 6180 SE with 12 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon E 2478 's Advantages

Released 12 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 1333)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 45nm)

Lower TDP (80W vs 140W)

Score

Xeon E 2478

VS

Opteron 6180 SE

General Parameters

Dec 2023

Release Date

Feb 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Raptor Lake-S

Core Architecture

Magny-Cours

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AMD Socket G34

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E (Raptor Lake)

Generation

Opteron (Magny-Cours)

Package

-

Transistor Count

1.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

140 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

257 mm²

Die Size

2x346 mm²

CPU Performance

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

5.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

28.0

Multiplier

12.5

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

24 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

2

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

5

PCIe Version

2

16

PCIe Lanes

-

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