AMD Opteron 1385 vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1385 and Intel Xeon W3550 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1385

  • 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
  • 10922.7x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 24 GB
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
L1 cache 512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size 256 TB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3550

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1408 vs 1035
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3232 vs 1898
Specifications (specs)
Launch date August 2009 vs 1 Jun 2009
Number of threads 8 vs 4
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1408 vs 1035
PassMark - CPU mark 3232 vs 1898

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1385
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1035
1408
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1898
3232
Name AMD Opteron 1385 Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark 1035 1408
PassMark - CPU mark 1898 3232
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2171

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 1385 Intel Xeon W3550

Essentials

Architecture codename K10 Bloomfield
Launch date 1 Jun 2009 August 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $235
Place in performance rating 2226 2166
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $59.95
Processor Number W3550
Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 27.98

Performance

Base frequency 2.7 GHz 3.06 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 3.33 GHz
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 731 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

Maximum memory size 256 TB 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2+, AM3 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)