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).

AMD Opteron 2419 EE

Intel Xeon X3440

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	2979	3059
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)