CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Opteron 6238
CORE STATE
Interlagos
CORE SPECS
12 Cores / 12 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.6 Base / 3.2 GHz Turbo
CACHE
8 MB (per die)
MAX TDP
115W
ARCHITECTURE
Bulldozer
PROCESS
32 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2011
VS
INTEL
Core i5-2550K
CORE STATE
Sandy Bridge
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 4 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.4 Base / 3.8 GHz Turbo
CACHE
6 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
95W
ARCHITECTURE
Sandy Bridge
PROCESS
32 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2012
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 6238
i5-2550K
Core Specs
Cores
12
4
-66.7%
Threads
12
4
-66.7%
Base Clock (GHz)
2.6
3.4
+30.8%
Boost Clock (GHz)
3.2
3.8
+18.7%
Frequency (GHz)
2.6
3.4
+30.8%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
3.2
3.8
+18.7%
Multiplier
13
34
+161.5%
SMP CPUs
4
1
-75.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
768 KB
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
2 MB (per module)
256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache
8 MB (per die)
6 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
115
95
-17.4%
ACP
80 W
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Architecture
Architecture
Bulldozer
Sandy Bridge
Codename
Interlagos
Sandy Bridge
Generation
Opteron
(Interlagos)
Core i5
(Sandy Bridge)
Process Size
32 nm
32 nm
Transistors
2,400 million
1,160 million
Die Size
2x 315 mm²
216 mm²
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR3
DDR3
Memory Bus
Quad-channel
Dual-channel
Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory
Yes
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket G34
Intel Socket 1155
Chipsets
AMD SR5650, SR5670, SR5690
Z77, Z75, Q77, H77, Q75, B75, Z68, P67, H67, Q67, B65, H61
PCIe
Gen 2
Gen 2, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
Interconnect
HyperTransport Links
4x 16-bit
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Other
Market
Server/Workstation
Desktop
Production Status
End-of-life
End-of-life
Launch Price
$455
$235
Part Number
OS6238WKTCGGU
SR0QH
Package
FCLGA-1944
FC-LGA10