AMD Opteron 3250 HE vs Intel Xeon X5690
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3250 HE and Intel Xeon X5690 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3250 HE
- 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
- 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
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 130 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5690
- Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
- 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1714 vs 1003
- 6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12925 vs 2061
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.73 GHz vs 3.5 GHz |
L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) vs 4 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1714 vs 1003 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 12925 vs 2061 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3250 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5690
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 3250 HE | Intel Xeon X5690 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1003 | 1714 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2061 | 12925 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 637 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3517 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.301 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 57.148 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.762 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 5.122 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 15.77 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 3250 HE | Intel Xeon X5690 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN PIB | OS3250HOW4MGUBOX | |
OPN Tray | OS3250HOW4MGU | |
Place in performance rating | 2245 | 2252 |
Series | AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Westmere EP | |
Launch date | February 2011 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $205 | |
Price now | $149 | |
Processor Number | X5690 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 17.68 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.46 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 | 3.73 GHz |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 6.4 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 239 mm | |
Maximum core temperature | 78.5°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 |
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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 |
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Sockets supported | AM3+ | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 130 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Package Size | 42.5mm X 45mm | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |