AMD Opteron 2354 vs Intel Xeon E7-4850

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2354 and Intel Xeon E7-4850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 2354

Intel Xeon E7-4850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2354

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76 °C vs 69°C
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 899 vs 703

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	76 °C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	899 vs 703

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4850

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 128 GB
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9571 vs 3242

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9571 vs 3242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3242

9571

Name	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon E7-4850
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	703
PassMark - CPU mark	3242	9571

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon E7-4850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelona	Westmere EX
Family	Opteron
Launch date	9 April 2008	Q2'11
Launch price (MSRP)	$455
Place in performance rating	2319	2322
Processor Number	2354	E7-4850
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	69°C
Number of cores	4	10
Number of threads	4	20
Transistor count	463 million
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Maximum frequency		2.40 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	2 TB
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Sockets supported	Fr2(1207)	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		49.17mm x 56.47mm
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)