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.

 

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 2316 2318
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)