Intel Xeon E7540 vs AMD Opteron X3216

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7540 and AMD Opteron X3216 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Peripherals. 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 X3216

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7540

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2

Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X3216

Around 132059% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 2.27 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm

Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 2.27 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7540
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X3216

Name	Intel Xeon E7540	AMD Opteron X3216
PassMark - Single thread mark	911
PassMark - CPU mark	9409
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		736
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		736
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		875
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2315

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7540	AMD Opteron X3216
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Toronto
Launch date	Q1'10	Q2'17
Place in performance rating	2008	1991
Processor Number	E7540
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1600 MHz
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	3000 MHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
64 bit support
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-15 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory frequency		1600 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4-1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		4
Processor graphics		Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0