AMD Opteron 2419 EE vs Intel Xeon X5650

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2419 EE and Intel Xeon X5650 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 X5650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2419 EE

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
910.2x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 288 GB
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 95 Watt

L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 288 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5650

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 68 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1321 vs 396
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10173 vs 1902

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2010 vs 31 Aug 2009
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	81.3°C vs 68 °C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1321 vs 396
PassMark - CPU mark	10173 vs 1902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2419 EE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

396

1321

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1902

10173

Name	AMD Opteron 2419 EE	Intel Xeon X5650
PassMark - Single thread mark	396	1321
PassMark - CPU mark	1902	10173
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3060
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		56.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.497

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2419 EE	Intel Xeon X5650
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Westmere EP
Launch date	31 Aug 2009	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$989	$53
Place in performance rating	2980	2256
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$29.91
Processor Number		X5650
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		73.02
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	2.66 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	81.3°C
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Maximum frequency		3.06 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	256 TB	288 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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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)