AMD Opteron 3250 HE vs Intel Xeon L5506

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3250 HE and Intel Xeon L5506 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3250 HE

  • Around 64% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 60 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1003 vs 967
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1003 vs 967

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5506

  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4019 vs 2061
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 4019 vs 2061

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3250 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5506

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1003
967
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2061
4019
Name AMD Opteron 3250 HE Intel Xeon L5506
PassMark - Single thread mark 1003 967
PassMark - CPU mark 2061 4019

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 3250 HE Intel Xeon L5506

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN PIB OS3250HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray OS3250HOW4MGU
Place in performance rating 2245 2234
Series AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Nehalem EP
Launch date March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $125
Price now $224
Processor Number L5506
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.88

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.13 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 2.13 GHz
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Number of cores 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 731 million
VID voltage range 0.75V -1.35V

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 144 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3+ FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
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)