Xeon E7540 vs Opteron X2170
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7540 outperforms Opteron X2170 by a whopping 441% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2590 | 1251 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.84 | 2.37 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Steppe Eagle (2016) | no data |
| Release date | 1 September 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 January 2010 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron X2170 and Xeon E7540 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.27 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 18 MB L3 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 64 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron X2170 and Xeon E7540 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FT3 | FCLGA1567 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2170 and Xeon E7540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Security technologies
Opteron X2170 and Xeon E7540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron X2170 and Xeon E7540 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2170 and Xeon E7540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R5E | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.09 | 5.90 |
| Recency | 1 September 2016 | 1 January 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 105 Watt |
Opteron X2170 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 320% lower power consumption.
Xeon E7540, on the other hand, has a 441.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Intel Xeon E7540 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron X2170 in performance tests.
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