Intel Xeon E5 1620 vs Opteron A1170
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1620 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Opteron A1170 with 8 cores 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 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (10MB vs 8MB)
Opteron A1170 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)
More modern manufacturing process (28nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (32W vs 130W)
Score
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Jan 2016
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-E
Core Architecture
Seattle
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket SP1
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)
Generation
Opteron(Seattle)
Package
1.27 billions
Transistor Count
-
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
28 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
32 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
80°C
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
294 mm²
Die Size
182 mm²
CPU Performance
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36.0
Multiplier
20.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
4 MB shared
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3, DDR4-1866
4
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
8
