Intel Xeon E5-2640 vs AMD Opteron X2 180

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2640 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and Opteron X2 180 with 2 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5-2640 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR3 vs DDR1-400)

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 110W)

Score

Intel Xeon E5 2640

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Opteron X2 180

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Sep 2005

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

-

Instruction Set

-

Sandy Bridge-EP

Core Architecture

Denmark

-

Processor Number

-

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

AMD Socket 939

N/A

Integrated Graphics

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Generation

Opteron X2 (Denmark)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

0.233 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

90 nm

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

AMD Socket 939

95 W

Power Consumption

110 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

-

435 mm²

Die Size

199 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

-

I/O Die Size

-

FC-LGA10

Package

µPGA

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

-

Performance Core Threads

-

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

-

Efficiency Cores

-

Efficiency Core Threads

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

6

Total Core Count

2

12

Total Thread Count

2

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

12.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

128 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

CCDs

-

Cores per CCD

-

2

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

-

HBM

-

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR1-400

-

Max Memory Size

-

4

Max Memory Channels

2

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

-

GPU Base Frequency

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Shader Units

-

Texture Units

-

Raster Operation Units

-

Execution Units

-

Power Consumption

-

Max Resolution

-

Graphics Performance

-

AI Accelerator

-

NPU

-

Theoretical performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

-

3

PCIe Version

-

PCIe Lanes

-

Extended Instruction Set

-

UPI Links

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