AMD Opteron 2354 vs Intel Xeon X5672

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2354 and Intel Xeon X5672 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, 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 X5672

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2354

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

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

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5672

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 82.9°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 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1503 vs 899
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8825 vs 3242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs 9 April 2008
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	82.9°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	1503 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	8825 vs 3242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5672

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

1503

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3242

8825

Name	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon X5672
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	1503
PassMark - CPU mark	3242	8825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		71.955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.253

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon X5672
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelona	Westmere EP
Family	Opteron
Launch date	9 April 2008	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$455	$115
Place in performance rating	2316	2295
Processor Number	2354	X5672
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$283.72
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.66
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	3.20 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	82.9°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	463 million	1170 million
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Maximum frequency		3.60 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)