Intel Xeon E5 2620 vs Opteron X2 170
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2620 with 6 cores 2GHz and Opteron X2 170 with 2 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2620 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 7 months late
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 110W)
Opteron X2 170 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (400 vs 3)
Score
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Aug 2005
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Denmark
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
95 W
Power Consumption
110 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
65 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
435 mm²
Die Size
199 mm²
CPU Performance
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
6
Total Core Count
2
12
Total Thread Count
2
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
20.0
Multiplier
10.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
128 KB
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB
15 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR1-400
4
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
-
