Intel Xeon E5 2470 vs Opteron 6378
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2470 with 8 cores 2.3GHz and Opteron 6378 with 16 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 2470 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
Lower TDP (95W vs 115W)
Opteron 6378 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2470
+36%
580
Opteron 6378
425
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2470
3131
Opteron 6378
+12%
3530
General Parameters
May 2012
Release Date
Nov 2012
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EN
Core Architecture
Abu Dhabi
Intel Socket 1356
Socket
AMD Socket G34
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)
Generation
Opteron (Abu Dhabi)
Package
1.27 billions
Transistor Count
2.4 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
69 °C
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
294 mm²
Die Size
2x315 mm²
CPU Performance
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
8
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
23.0
Multiplier
12.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
768 KB
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per module
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB per die
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
4
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3-1866
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
2
