Intel Xeon E7540 vs AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7540 and AMD Opteron 6284 SE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7540

  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 911 vs 857
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 911 vs 857

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 64.40°C vs 64°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 932067.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 9409
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Maximum core temperature 64.40°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 16 MB vs 18 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 10619 vs 9409

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7540
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6284 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
911
857
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9409
10619
Name Intel Xeon E7540 AMD Opteron 6284 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark 911 857
PassMark - CPU mark 9409 10619

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7540 AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Essentials

Architecture codename Nehalem EX Interlagos
Launch date Q1'10 May 2012
Place in performance rating 2093 2123
Processor Number E7540
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6284YETGGGU

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.7 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s
L3 cache 18 MB L3 Cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 64°C 64.40°C
Maximum frequency 2.27 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 6 16
Number of threads 12 16
64 bit support
Die size 316 mm
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB
Transistor count 2400 million
Unlocked

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA1567 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3