AMD Opteron 2419 EE vs Intel Xeon 5160

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2419 EE and Intel Xeon 5160 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 2419 EE

Intel Xeon 5160

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2419 EE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 68 °C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 80 Watt

Launch date	31 Aug 2009 vs June 2006
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5160

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1201 vs 396
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2383 vs 1902

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201 vs 396
PassMark - CPU mark	2383 vs 1902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2419 EE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

396

1201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1902

2383

Name	AMD Opteron 2419 EE	Intel Xeon 5160
PassMark - Single thread mark	396	1201
PassMark - CPU mark	1902	2383
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		22.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.713

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2419 EE	Intel Xeon 5160
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Woodcrest
Launch date	31 Aug 2009	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$989	$22
Place in performance rating	3070	3041
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$12.82
Processor Number		5160
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		45.12
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	65°C
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	256 TB
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	Fr6 (LGA 1207)	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)