AMD Opteron 1389 vs Intel Xeon E5-4603

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and Intel Xeon E5-4603 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.

AMD Opteron 1389

Intel Xeon E5-4603

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

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
682.7x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 384 GB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1102 vs 995

Specifications (specs)
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102 vs 995

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4603

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 67% 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
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6690 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs 1 Jun 2009
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6690 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4603

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

995

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

6690

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon E5-4603
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	995
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	6690

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon E5-4603
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$269	$712
Place in performance rating	2143	2107
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,890.99
Processor Number		E5-4603
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.78
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
Maximum frequency		2 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
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
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		4S 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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)