Opteron 6338P vs Xeon E7440
We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6338P with 12 cores 2.3GHz and Xeon E7440 with 4 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Opteron 6338P 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 667)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Xeon E7440 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)
Lower TDP (90W vs 99W)
Score
AMD Opteron 6338P
Intel Xeon E7440
General Parameters
Jan 2014
Release Date
Sep 2008
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Warsaw
Core Architecture
Dunnington
AMD Socket G34
Socket
Intel Socket 604
N/A
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Opteron (Abu Dhabi)
Generation
Xeon MP (Dunnington)
Package
2.4 billions
Transistor Count
1.9 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
99 W
Power Consumption
90 W
69 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
2x315 mm²
Die Size
503 mm²
CPU Performance
0
Performance Cores
0
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
0
Efficiency Cores
0
12
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
4
200 MHz
Bus Frequency
266 MHz
11.5
Multiplier
9.0
576 KB
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
2 MB per module
L2 Cache
3 MB per module
8 MB per die
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
4
SMP
4
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR2, DDR3-667
4
Max Memory Channels
4
0
Max Memory Bandwidth
0
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
false
Integrated Graphics
false
0
Graphics Performance
0
AI Accelerator
Miscellaneous
2
PCIe Version
0
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