AMD Opteron 2419 EE vs Intel Xeon X5570

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2419 EE and Intel Xeon X5570 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 X5570

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2419 EE

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
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
1820.4x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 144 GB
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	31 Aug 2009 vs March 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 4
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5570

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 68 °C
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1445 vs 396
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6241 vs 1902

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 68 °C
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1445 vs 396
PassMark - CPU mark	6241 vs 1902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2419 EE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

396

1445

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1902

6241

Name	AMD Opteron 2419 EE	Intel Xeon X5570
PassMark - Single thread mark	396	1445
PassMark - CPU mark	1902	6241
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		556
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2426
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.269

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2419 EE	Intel Xeon X5570
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Nehalem EP
Launch date	31 Aug 2009	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$989	$49
Place in performance rating	2979	2357
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$89
Processor Number		X5570
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		18.79
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	2.93 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	75°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Maximum frequency		3.33 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	256 TB	144 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	Fr6 (LGA 1207)	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)