CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Opteron 4256 EE
CORE STATE
Valencia
CORE SPECS
8 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
1600 Base / 2.8 GHz Turbo
CACHE
8 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
35W
ARCHITECTURE
Bulldozer
PROCESS
32 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2011
VS
INTEL
Core i7-2860QM
CORE STATE
Sandy Bridge
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.5 Base / 3.6 GHz Turbo
CACHE
8 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
45W
ARCHITECTURE
Sandy Bridge
PROCESS
32 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2011
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
geekbench_multicore
geekbench_singlecore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
Opteron 4256 EE
i7-2860QM
Core Specs
Cores
8
4
-50.0%
Threads
8
8
0.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
1,600
2.5
-99.8%
Boost Clock (GHz)
2.8
3.6
+28.6%
Frequency (GHz)
1,600
2.5
-99.8%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
2.8
3.6
+28.6%
Multiplier
8
25
+212.5%
SMP CPUs
2
1
-50.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
384 KB
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
8 MB
256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache
8 MB (shared)
8 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
35
45
+28.6%
ACP
32 W
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Architecture
Architecture
Bulldozer
Sandy Bridge
Codename
Valencia
Sandy Bridge
Generation
Opteron
(Valencia)
Core i7
(Sandy Bridge)
Process Size
32 nm
32 nm
Transistors
1,200 million
1,160 million
Die Size
315 mm²
216 mm²
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR3
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Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Dual-channel
Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
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ECC Memory
Yes
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket C32
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
PCIe
Gen 2
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Graphics
Integrated Graphics
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Intel HD 3000
Other
Market
Server/Workstation
Mobile
Production Status
End-of-life
End-of-life
Launch Price
$377
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Part Number
OS4256HJU8KGU
SR02X
Package
FC-LGA1207
rPGA
Tj Max
64°C
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