Xeon E6540 vs Opteron 6278

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Intel Xeon E6540

AMD Opteron 6278

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz and Opteron 6278 with 16 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon E6540 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 115W)

Opteron 6278 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 2 months late

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Score

Xeon E6540

VS

Opteron 6278

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

May 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Nehalem-EX

Core Architecture

Interlagos

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

AMD Socket G34

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Beckton)

Generation

Opteron (Interlagos)

Package

2.3 billions

Transistor Count

2.4 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

115 W

Intel

Foundry

-

684 mm²

Die Size

316 mm²

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

2.266 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

16

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

15.0

Multiplier

12.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

768 K

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

16 MB

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB per die

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1333

Memory Types

DDR3

4

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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