Intel Xeon E5 2667 vs Opteron 6168
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2667 with 6 cores 2.9GHz and Opteron 6168 with 12 cores 1.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2667 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 1.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Opteron 6168 's Advantages
Lower TDP (115W vs 130W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2667
+358%
1106
Opteron 6168
241
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2667
+313%
5866
Opteron 6168
1418
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Mar 2010
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Magny-Cours
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
AMD Socket G34
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Opteron (Magny-Cours)
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
1.8 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
69 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
435 mm²
Die Size
346 mm²
CPU Performance
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
6
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
29.0
Multiplier
9.5
64 K per core
L1 Cache
768 K shared
256 K per core
L2 Cache
6 MB per core
15 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
2
