AMD Opteron 2354 vs Intel Xeon L5506

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2354 and Intel Xeon L5506 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 2354

Intel Xeon L5506

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2354

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 76 °C vs 70°C
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

Maximum core temperature	76 °C vs 70°C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5506

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% higher maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 128 GB
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 967 vs 899
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4019 vs 3242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2009 vs 9 April 2008
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size	144 GB vs 128 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	967 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	4019 vs 3242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5506

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3242

4019

Name	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon L5506
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	967
PassMark - CPU mark	3242	4019

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon L5506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelona	Nehalem EP
Family	Opteron
Launch date	9 April 2008	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$455	$125
Place in performance rating	2314	2229
Processor Number	2354	L5506
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$224
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.88
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	2.13 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	70°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	463 million	731 million
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm
Maximum frequency		2.13 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		19.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	Fr2(1207)	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)