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SpecificationIntel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHzAMD Opteron 6172
CPU Mark2,6692,615
Single Thread1,150564
Cores / threads4 / 812 / 12
Base clock2.50 GHz2.10 GHz
Max turbo2.80 GHz—
TDP80 W115 W
SocketLGA1366G34
Memory——
Memory speed——
L3 Cache8 MB10 MB
Release year20092010
CategoryServerServer
Reference price$88.93$189.95