Xeon E6540 vs Opteron 6386 SE

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Intel Xeon E6540

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz and Opteron 6386 SE with 16 cores 2.8GHz . 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 8MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Opteron 6386 SE 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 1333)

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Score

Xeon E6540

VS

Opteron 6386 SE

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Nov 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Nehalem-EX

Core Architecture

Abu Dhabi

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

AMD Socket G34

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Beckton)

Generation

Opteron (Abu Dhabi)

Package

2.3 billions

Transistor Count

2.4 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

140 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

684 mm²

Die Size

2x315 mm²

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

2.266 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

16

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

15.0

Multiplier

14.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

768 KB

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per module

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB per die

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1333

Memory Types

DDR3-1600

4

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

2

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