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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 2354 | Intel Xeon E7-4850 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 899 | 703 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3242 | 9571 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 2354 | Intel Xeon E7-4850 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Scalability | S4S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |