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.

AMD Opteron 3250 HE

Intel Xeon L5506

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	2246	2235
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)