AMD Opteron 1385 vs Intel Xeon L5506

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1385 and Intel Xeon L5506 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 1385

Intel Xeon L5506

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1385

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
1820.4x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 144 GB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1035 vs 967

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Jun 2009 vs March 2009
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1035 vs 967

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5506

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4019 vs 1898

Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4019 vs 1898

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1385
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5506

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1035

967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1898

4019

Name	AMD Opteron 1385	Intel Xeon L5506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1035	967
PassMark - CPU mark	1898	4019

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1385	Intel Xeon L5506
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Nehalem EP
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$125
Place in performance rating	2228	2235
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$224
Processor Number		L5506
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.88
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.13 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm
Maximum core temperature		70°C
Maximum frequency		2.13 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		19.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)