AMD Opteron X2 185 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

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We compared two server CPUs: Opteron X2 185 with 2 cores 2.6GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1280 with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3-1280 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR3 vs DDR1-400)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 110W)

Score

Opteron X2 185

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Intel Xeon E3 1280

General Parameters

Mar 2006

Release Date

Apr 2011

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

-

Instruction Set

-

Denmark

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge

-

Processor Number

-

AMD Socket 939

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Opteron X2 (Denmark)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Package

0.233 billions

Transistor Count

1.16 billions

90 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

AMD Socket 939

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

110 W

Power Consumption

95 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

199 mm²

Die Size

216 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

-

I/O Die Size

-

µPGA

Package

FC-LGA10

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

-

Performance Core Threads

-

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

0

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

-

Efficiency Core Threads

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

2

Total Core Count

4

2

Total Thread Count

8

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

13.0

Multiplier

35.0

128 KB

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB

L2 Cache

256 K per core

-

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

CCDs

-

Cores per CCD

-

2

SMP

1

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

-

HBM

-

Memory Parameters

DDR1-400

Memory Types

DDR3

-

Max Memory Size

-

2

Max Memory Channels

2

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

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

-

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

-

UPI Links

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