AMD Opteron 1389 vs Intel Xeon L5530

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and Intel Xeon L5530 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.

AMD Opteron 1389

Intel Xeon L5530

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
1820.4x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 144 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 144 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5530

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
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 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1169 vs 1102
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2522 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs 1 Jun 2009
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)	60 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1169 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	2522 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

1169

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

2522

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon L5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	1169
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	2522

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon L5530
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Nehalem EP
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$269
Place in performance rating	2144	2073
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$13.96
Processor Number		L5530
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		91.79
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.40 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		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Maximum core temperature		70°C
Maximum frequency		2.66 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
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	60 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® AES New Instructions
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)