AMD Opteron 1385 vs Intel Xeon X5690

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1385 and Intel Xeon X5690 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).

 

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
  • 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 288 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5690

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 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 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1712 vs 1035
  • 6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12931 vs 1898
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2011 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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1712 vs 1035
PassMark - CPU mark 12931 vs 1898

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1385
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5690

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1035
1712
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1898
12931
Name AMD Opteron 1385 Intel Xeon X5690
PassMark - Single thread mark 1035 1712
PassMark - CPU mark 1898 12931
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 637
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3517
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 57.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.77

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 1385 Intel Xeon X5690

Essentials

Architecture codename K10 Westmere EP
Launch date 1 Jun 2009 February 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $205
Place in performance rating 2228 2253
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $149
Processor Number X5690
Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 17.68

Performance

Base frequency 2.7 GHz 3.46 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
Maximum core temperature 78.5°C
Maximum frequency 3.73 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 130 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)