Intel Xeon L5640 vs AMD Opteron 6230 HE |
Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon L5640
- 2.26 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon L5640
 | Higher turbo clock speed 2.8 GHz | | Higher clock speed 2.26 GHz |
| | Lower typical power consumption 48.75W | | Significantly more l3 cache per core 2 MB/core |
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AMD Opteron 6230 HE
- 2.2 GHz
- Duodeca core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 6230 HE
| | Much more l2 cache 12 MB | | Much more l3 cache 16 MB |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 4 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | More than 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.26 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 48.75W | vs | 69.06W | Around 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly more l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.33 MB/core | More than 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | vs | 74.46 $/year | Around 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | vs | 20.48 $/year | Around 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 12 MB | vs | 2 MB | 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l3 cache | 16 MB | vs | 12 MB | Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.33 MB/core | More than 3x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon L5640 vs Opteron 6230 HE
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon L5640 | vs | Opteron 6230 HE |
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| Clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Duodeca core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| G34 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
details | Xeon L5640 | vs | Opteron 6230 HE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 12 | 12 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 12 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.33 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 4 | |
| Clock multiplier | 17 | 15 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 60W | 85W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | 20.48 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | 74.46 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 48.75W | 69.06W | |
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| Architecture | QPI | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,860 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 2,930 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
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