Opteron X2 280 vs Xeon E5-1607 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Opteron X2 280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1585not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency2.21no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Italy (2005−2006)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)September 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Opteron X2 280 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier38no data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache10 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm90 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million233 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Opteron X2 280 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA2011-3940
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Opteron X2 280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Opteron X2 280 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Opteron X2 280 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Opteron X2 280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133no data
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Opteron X2 280.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-1607 v4 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

Opteron X2 280, on the other hand, has 47.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Opteron X2 280. We've got no test results to judge.


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