AMD Opteron 2419 EE vs Intel Xeon W3503

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2419 EE and Intel Xeon W3503 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. 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 2419 EE

Intel Xeon W3503

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2419 EE

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1902 vs 1118

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 Aug 2009 vs March 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 2
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1902 vs 1118

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3503

2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1025 vs 396

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1025 vs 396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2419 EE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3503

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

396

1025

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1902

1118

Name	AMD Opteron 2419 EE	Intel Xeon W3503
PassMark - Single thread mark	396	1025
PassMark - CPU mark	1902	1118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.753

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2419 EE	Intel Xeon W3503
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Bloomfield
Launch date	31 Aug 2009	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$989	$65
Place in performance rating	3070	3143
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$16.22
Value for money (0-100)		31.88
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	68 °C
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6
64 bit support
Die size		263 mm
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	256 TB
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	Fr6 (LGA 1207)	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	130 Watt
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)