AMD Opteron 6282 SE vs Intel Xeon E5540

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6282 SE and Intel Xeon E5540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Intel Xeon E5540

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 4935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2011 vs March 2009
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7130 vs 4935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5540

Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 64.40°C
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1128 vs 517

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 64.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1128 vs 517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6282 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

517

1128

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7130

4935

Name	AMD Opteron 6282 SE	Intel Xeon E5540
PassMark - Single thread mark	517	1128
PassMark - CPU mark	7130	4935
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1596

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6282 SE	Intel Xeon E5540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Nehalem EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2011	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,090	$30
OPN Tray	OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2717	2450
Price now	$129.99	$35
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100)	20.65	40.05
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5540
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.53 GHz
Die size	316 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	2400 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)