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HP Intel Xeon E5540 vs HP Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit has 0.37 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Xeon E5540 (2.9 GHz vs 2.53 GHz). The HP Intel Xeon E5540 has 5 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the HP Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit (80 W vs 75 W). Processor family: Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence on the HP Intel Xeon E5540, AMD Opteron on the HP Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit. Processor socket: Socket B (LGA 1366) on the HP Intel Xeon E5540, Socket F (1207) on the HP Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit. Processor cache type: L3 on the HP Intel Xeon E5540, L2 on the HP Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit.

Processor family
- Intel Xeon E5540:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit:AMD Opteron
Processor base frequency
- Intel Xeon E5540:2.53 GHz
- Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit:2.9 GHz
Processor socket
- Intel Xeon E5540:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit:Socket F (1207)
Processor cache type
- Intel Xeon E5540:L3
- Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit:L2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Intel Xeon E5540:80 W
- Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit:75 W

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Comparison of Intel Xeon E5540, Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit
43 specifications	A HP Intel Xeon E5540 View product	B HP Opteron Quad Core (2389) 2.9GHz FIO Kit View product
Processor5 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	AMD Opteron
Processor modelKnown for one	E5540	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2.9 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket F (1207)
Processor lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5.86 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	L2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	75 W
VID Voltage RangeKnown for one	0.75 - 1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	D0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	QPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	25.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	144 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentKnown for one	Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	731 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	263 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	76 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	42.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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