AMD Opteron 3250 HE vs Intel Xeon X5560

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3250 HE and Intel Xeon X5560 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.

AMD Opteron 3250 HE

Intel Xeon X5560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3250 HE

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.20 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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.20 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 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5560

2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1305 vs 1003
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5572 vs 2061

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1305 vs 1003
PassMark - CPU mark	5572 vs 2061

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3250 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1003

1305

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2061

5572

Name	AMD Opteron 3250 HE	Intel Xeon X5560
PassMark - Single thread mark	1003	1305
PassMark - CPU mark	2061	5572
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1982

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3250 HE	Intel Xeon X5560
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3250HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3250HOW4MGU
Place in performance rating	2264	2245
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)		$44
Price now		$57.95
Processor Number		X5560
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		27.43
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Maximum core temperature		75°C
Number of cores		4
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 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)