AMD Opteron 840 vs Intel Xeon E5504
Physical Specifications
| Socket | AMD Socket 940 | Intel Socket 1366 |
|---|---|---|
| Process size | 130 nm | 45 nm |
| Transistors | 106 million | 731 million |
| Die size | 193 mm² | 263 mm² |
| Package | µPGA | FC-LGA8 |
| Foundry | — | Intel |
Performance
| Frequency | 1400 MHz | 2000 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Turbo clock | — | — |
| Base clock | 200 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Multiplier | 7.0x | 15.0x |
| Multiplier unlocked | No | No |
| Voltage | 1.5 V | 1.35 V |
| TDP | 82 W | 80 W |
Architecture Details
| Vertical Segment | Server/Workstation | Server/Workstation |
|---|---|---|
| Production status | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Release date | May 18th, 2004 | Mar 30th, 2009 |
| Codename | SledgeHammer | Gainestown |
| Generation | Opteron | Xeon |
| Part | OSA840CEP5AV | SLBF9 |
| Memory support | unknown Dual-channel | DDR3 Triple-channel |
| ECC memory | No | Yes |
| PCI Express | Gen 2 | Gen 2 |
Cores
| Total Cores | 1 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Total Threads | 1 | 4 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 | 2 |
| Integrated graphics | — | — |
Cache
| Cache L1 | 128K | 64K (per core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cache L2 | 1MB | 256K (per core) |
| Cache L3 | — | 4MB (shared) |
Features & Technologies
| 3DNow! | Yes | — |
|---|---|---|
| AMD64 | Yes | — |
| EIST | — | Yes |
| Intel 64 | — | Yes |
| MMX | Yes | Yes |
| SSE | Yes | Yes |
| SSE2 | Yes | Yes |
| SSE3 | — | Yes |
| SSE4.2 | — | Yes |
| SSSE3 | — | Yes |
| TXT | — | Yes |
| VT-x | — | Yes |
| XD-Bit | — | Yes |
