Intel Core i5 540M vs AMD Second Generation Opteron 8218 |
Released January, 2010
Intel Core i5 540M
- 2.53 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 540M
 | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 30.66 $/year |
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First seen on January, 2013
AMD Second Generation Opteron 8218
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Second Generation Opteron 8218
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 77.19W | 2.7x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | 2.7x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | 2.7x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i5 540M vs Second Generation Opteron 8218
clock speed
L2 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 540M | vs | Second Generation Opteron 8218 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| BGA 1288 | |||
| F | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core i5 540M | vs | Second Generation Opteron 8218 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 8 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 77.19W | |
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