AMD Opteron 1385 vs Intel Xeon X5560

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1385 and Intel Xeon X5560 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.

AMD Opteron 1385

Intel Xeon X5560

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
1820.4x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 144 GB

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)
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 144 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5560

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 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1390 vs 1035
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5864 vs 1898

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1390 vs 1035
PassMark - CPU mark	5864 vs 1898

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1385
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1035

1390

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1898

5864

Name	AMD Opteron 1385	Intel Xeon X5560
PassMark - Single thread mark	1035	1390
PassMark - CPU mark	1898	5864
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1982

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1385	Intel Xeon X5560
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Nehalem EP
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$44
Place in performance rating	2223	2177
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$57.95
Processor Number		X5560
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		27.43
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.80 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		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Maximum core temperature		75°C
Maximum frequency		3.20 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 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	95 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)