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.

 

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 2226 2176
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)