Xeon E5440 vs Opteron 6276

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6276
2011
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
4.00
+168%

Opteron 6276 outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6276 and Xeon E5440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14142143
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.09no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.291.76
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)no data
Release date14 November 2011 (13 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 6276 and Xeon E5440 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)no data
Threads16no data
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHzno data
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache16 MBno data
L3 cache8 MB (per die)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size316 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6276 and Xeon E5440 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 configuration4no data
SocketG34LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6276 and Xeon E5440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Opteron 6276 and Xeon E5440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6276 and Xeon E5440 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6276 and Xeon E5440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6276 and Xeon E5440.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 6276 4.00
+168%
Xeon E5440 1.49

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.

Opteron 6276 6348
+167%
Xeon E5440 2374

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Opteron 6276 357
Xeon E5440 367
+2.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Opteron 6276 2441
+137%
Xeon E5440 1029

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.00 1.49
Recency 14 November 2011 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 80 Watt

Opteron 6276 has a 168.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5440, on the other hand, has 43.8% lower power consumption.

The Opteron 6276 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.


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