Opteron 6281 vs Opteron 2218 (F2)
We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6281 with 16 cores 2.5GHz and Opteron 2218 (F2) with 2 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Opteron 6281 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 2218 (F2) 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)
Score
General Parameters
May 2012
Release Date
Aug 2006
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Interlagos
Core Architecture
Santa Rosa
AMD Socket G34
Socket
AMD Socket F
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Opteron (Interlagos)
Generation
Opteron (Santa Rosa)
Package
2.4 billions
Transistor Count
0.227 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
90 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
95 W
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
-
2x315 mm²
Die Size
235 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
16
Total Core Count
2
16
Total Thread Count
2
200 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
12.5
Multiplier
13.0
768 KB
L1 Cache
128 KB per core
2 MB per module
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
8 MB per die
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
4
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR2
4
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
2
PCIe Version
1
