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| 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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First seen on January, 2013
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 |
Features Key features of the Xeon L5640 vs Opteron 6230 HE
clock speed
Xeon L5640
2.26 GHz
Opteron 6230 HE
2.2 GHz
turbo clock speed
Xeon L5640
2.8 GHz
Opteron 6230 HE
2.5 GHz
L2 cache
Xeon L5640
2 MB
Opteron 6230 HE
12 MB
L3 cache
Xeon L5640
12 MB
Opteron 6230 HE
16 MB
TDP
Xeon L5640
60W
Opteron 6230 HE
85W
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 |
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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 | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
Transfer rate | 5,860 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 2,930 MHz | 3,200 MHz |
Intel Xeon L5640 ![]() | AMD Opteron 6230 HE ![]() |
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