Intel Xeon E7 8870 vs Opteron 1389
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz and Opteron 1389 with 4 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E7 8870 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 10 months late
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Opteron 1389 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Lower TDP (115W vs 130W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870
+17%
401
Opteron 1389
342
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870
+130%
2530
Opteron 1389
1099
General Parameters
Apr 2011
Release Date
Jun 2009
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Westmere-EX
Core Architecture
Suzuka
Intel Socket 1567
Socket
AMD Socket AM3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)
Generation
Opteron(Suzuka)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
0.758 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
115 W
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
513 mm²
Die Size
258 mm²
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
10
Total Core Count
4
20
Total Thread Count
4
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
18.0
Multiplier
14.5
64 K per core
L1 Cache
128 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
8
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3-1333
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
2
