AMD Opteron 2419 EE vs Intel Xeon X3440

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2419 EE and Intel Xeon X3440 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2419 EE

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8192x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 32 GB
  • Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 95 Watt
Number of cores 6 vs 4
L1 cache 768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 1 MB
Maximum memory size 256 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X3440

  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of threads 8 vs 6
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2419 EE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X3440

Name AMD Opteron 2419 EE Intel Xeon X3440
PassMark - Single thread mark 396
PassMark - CPU mark 1902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 54.918
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.562

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 2419 EE Intel Xeon X3440

Essentials

Architecture codename K10 Lynnfield
Launch date 31 Aug 2009 8 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $989 $215
Place in performance rating 3070 3136
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number X3440
Status Discontinued

Performance

Base frequency 1.8 GHz 2.53 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 68 °C
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 6 8
64 bit support
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 296 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72.7 °C
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz
Transistor count 774 million
VID voltage range 0.65V - 1.4V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 256 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR2 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Sockets supported Fr6 (LGA 1207) LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 4x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)