Opteron 6168 vs Xeon X5660

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5660 and Opteron 6168 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1469not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.05no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.78no data
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Magny-Cours (2010−2011)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)29 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$33no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5660 and Opteron 6168 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB (shared)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)6 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size239 mm2346 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5660 and Opteron 6168 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366G34
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5660 and Opteron 6168. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5660 and Opteron 6168 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5660 and Opteron 6168 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 X5660 and Opteron 6168. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5660 and Opteron 6168.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon X5660 has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 21.1% lower power consumption.

Opteron 6168, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X5660 and Opteron 6168. We've got no test results to judge.


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