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).

AMD Opteron 3250 HE

Intel Xeon X5690

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: 1712 vs 1003
6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12931 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	1712 vs 1003
PassMark - CPU mark	12931 vs 2061

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3250 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1003

1712

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2061

12931

Name	AMD Opteron 3250 HE	Intel Xeon X5690
PassMark - Single thread mark	1003	1712
PassMark - CPU mark	2061	12931
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
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3250HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3250HOW4MGU
Place in performance rating	2246	2253
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
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
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	130 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)