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).

 

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)