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| Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs AMD Opteron 42DX EE |
Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | ![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.45 GHz | ![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.1 GHz |
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Released November, 2011
AMD Opteron 42DX EE
- 2.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 42DX EE
![]() | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 32.5W | ![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 40% higher clock speed | |||
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Significantly newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.45 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | May, 2012 | vs | Nov, 2011 | Release date 6 months later | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 1 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 32.5W | vs | 56.06W | More than 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 9.64 $/year | vs | 16.62 $/year | More than 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 35.04 $/year | vs | 60.44 $/year | More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost |
Features Key features of the Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Opteron 42DX EE
clock speed
Xeon E3-1220 v2
3.1 GHz
Opteron 42DX EE
2.2 GHz
L2 cache
Xeon E3-1220 v2
1 MB
Opteron 42DX EE
4 MB
L3 cache
Xeon E3-1220 v2
8 MB
Opteron 42DX EE
8 MB
overclocked clock speed (air)
Xeon E3-1220 v2
3.45 GHz
Opteron 42DX EE
2.2 GHz
overclocked clock speed (water)
Xeon E3-1220 v2
3.1 GHz
Opteron 42DX EE
2.2 GHz
TDP
Xeon E3-1220 v2
69W
Opteron 42DX EE
40W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1220 v2 | vs | Opteron 42DX EE |
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Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
C32 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s |
details | Xeon E3-1220 v2 | vs | Opteron 42DX EE |
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Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 2 | |
Clock multiplier | 31 | 16 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.45 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.45 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 69W | 40W | |
Annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | 9.64 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | 35.04 $/year | |
Typical power consumption | 56.06W | 32.5W |
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 ![]() | AMD Opteron 42DX EE ![]() |
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