Intel Xeon E5 1620 vs Opteron 43CX EE
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1620 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Opteron 43CX EE with 4 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 1620 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (10MB vs 8MB)
Opteron 43CX EE 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Lower TDP (35W vs 130W)
Score
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Dec 2012
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-E
Core Architecture
Seoul
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket C32
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)
Generation
Opteron (Seoul)
Package
1.27 billions
Transistor Count
1.2 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
35 W
Intel
Foundry
-
294 mm²
Die Size
315 mm²
CPU Performance
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
36.0
Multiplier
11.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K
256 K per core
L2 Cache
4 MB
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
-
