Xeon E6540 vs Opteron 6180 SE

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Intel Xeon E6540

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz 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 E6540 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Opteron 6180 SE 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2GHz)

Score

Xeon E6540

VS

Opteron 6180 SE

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Feb 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Nehalem-EX

Core Architecture

Magny-Cours

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

AMD Socket G34

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Beckton)

Generation

Opteron (Magny-Cours)

Package

2.3 billions

Transistor Count

1.8 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

140 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

684 mm²

Die Size

2x346 mm²

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

2.266 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

12

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

15.0

Multiplier

12.5

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1333

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

4

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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