AMD Opteron 1389 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and Intel Xeon E5-2430 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 1389

Intel Xeon E5-2430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

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
682.7x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 384 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 384 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 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
2.5x 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 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1224 vs 1102
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9513 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 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	15360 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	1224 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	9513 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

1224

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

9513

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon E5-2430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	1224
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	9513
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		497
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2918

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon E5-2430
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$269	$119
Place in performance rating	2144	2139
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$728.95
Processor Number		E5-2430
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.78
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
Maximum frequency		2.70 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	384 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	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)