AMD Opteron 1385 vs Intel Xeon X5670

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1385 and Intel Xeon X5670 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 1385

Intel Xeon X5670

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1385

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
910.2x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 288 GB

L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 288 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5670

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x 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 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1420 vs 1035
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10915 vs 1898

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2010 vs 1 Jun 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	12288 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	1420 vs 1035
PassMark - CPU mark	10915 vs 1898

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1385
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5670

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1035

1420

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1898

10915

Name	AMD Opteron 1385	Intel Xeon X5670
PassMark - Single thread mark	1035	1420
PassMark - CPU mark	1898	10915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3291
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.874
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		56.955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1385	Intel Xeon X5670
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Westmere EP
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$67
Place in performance rating	2228	2210
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$66.59
Processor Number		X5670
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		35.08
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.93 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		6400 MHz
Maximum core temperature		81.3°C
Maximum frequency		3.33 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	288 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
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)		40-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)