Intel Xeon E7540 vs AMD Opteron X2170

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7540 and AMD Opteron X2170 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E7540

AMD Opteron X2170

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7540

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 911 vs 832
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9409 vs 1911

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	911 vs 832
PassMark - CPU mark	9409 vs 1911

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2170

Around 6% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
4.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7540
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X2170

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

911

832

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9409

1911

Name	Intel Xeon E7540	AMD Opteron X2170
PassMark - Single thread mark	911	832
PassMark - CPU mark	9409	1911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		857
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2540
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2540

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7540	AMD Opteron X2170
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Steppe Eagle
Launch date	Q1'10	September 2016
Place in performance rating	2094	2146
Processor Number	E7540
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	AMD Opteron X2100 Series APU
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s
L3 cache	18 MB L3 Cache
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C
Maximum frequency	2.27 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
64 bit support
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		2 MB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	FT3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)
Graphics Core Next Architecture
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
X86 SoC Technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		128