AMD Opteron 3250 HE vs Intel Xeon X5650

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3250 HE 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 3250 HE

Intel Xeon X5650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3250 HE

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
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 3.06 GHz
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 X5650

3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1323 vs 1003
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10159 vs 2061

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1323 vs 1003
PassMark - CPU mark	10159 vs 2061

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3250 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1003

1323

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2061

10159

Name	AMD Opteron 3250 HE	Intel Xeon X5650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1003	1323
PassMark - CPU mark	2061	10159
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 3250 HE	Intel Xeon X5650
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3250HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3250HOW4MGU
Place in performance rating	2248	2274
Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Westmere EP
Launch date		March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$53
Price now		$29.91
Processor Number		X5650
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		73.02
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.66 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.06 GHz
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Maximum core temperature		81.3°C
Number of cores		6
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		12
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
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		288 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
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)