Xeon E5540 vs Opteron 6180 SE

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Intel Xeon E5540

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E5540 with 4 cores 2.533GHz 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 E5540 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.533GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 140W)

Opteron 6180 SE 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 1066)

Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)

Score

Xeon E5540

VS

Opteron 6180 SE

General Parameters

Mar 2009

Release Date

Feb 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Gainestown

Core Architecture

Magny-Cours

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

AMD Socket G34

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Gainestown)

Generation

Opteron (Magny-Cours)

Package

0.731 billions

Transistor Count

1.8 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

140 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

263 mm²

Die Size

2x346 mm²

CPU Performance

2.533 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

4

Total Core Count

12

8

Total Thread Count

12

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

19.0

Multiplier

12.5

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1066

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

3

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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