Opteron 6281 vs Intel Xeon X5670
We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6281 with 16 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon X5670 with 6 cores 2.933GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Opteron 6281 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 3)
Intel Xeon X5670 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.933GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)
Score
General Parameters
May 2012
Release Date
Mar 2010
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Interlagos
Core Architecture
Westmere-EP
AMD Socket G34
Socket
Intel Socket 1366
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Opteron (Interlagos)
Generation
Xeon (Westmere-EP)
Package
2.4 billions
Transistor Count
1.17 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
95 W
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
2x315 mm²
Die Size
239 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.933 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.333 GHz
16
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
200 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
12.5
Multiplier
22.0
768 KB
L1 Cache
64 K per core
2 MB per module
L2 Cache
256 K per core
8 MB per die
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
4
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
3
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
2
PCIe Version
2
