AMD Opteron 2354 vs Intel Xeon X5650

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2354 and Intel Xeon X5650 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 2354

Intel Xeon X5650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2354

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5650

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 76 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.3x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 128 GB
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1325 vs 899
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10150 vs 3242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2010 vs 9 April 2008
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	81.3°C vs 76 °C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size	288 GB vs 128 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1325 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	10150 vs 3242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

1325

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3242

10150

Name	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon X5650
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	1325
PassMark - CPU mark	3242	10150
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3060
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		56.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.497

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon X5650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelona	Westmere EP
Family	Opteron
Launch date	9 April 2008	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$455	$53
Place in performance rating	2316	2285
Processor Number	2354	X5650
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$29.91
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		73.02
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	2.66 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	81.3°C
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Transistor count	463 million	1170 million
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Maximum frequency		3.06 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	Fr2(1207)	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm X 45mm
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)