AMD Opteron 3260 HE vs Intel Xeon X5672

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3260 HE and Intel Xeon X5672 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, 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 3260 HE

Intel Xeon X5672

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3260 HE

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
4x 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	3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5672

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 82.9°C vs 61.10°C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1503 vs 900
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8825 vs 2283

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	82.9°C vs 61.10°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1503 vs 900
PassMark - CPU mark	8825 vs 2283

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3260 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5672

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

900

1503

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2283

8825

Name	AMD Opteron 3260 HE	Intel Xeon X5672
PassMark - Single thread mark	900	1503
PassMark - CPU mark	2283	8825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		71.955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.253

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3260 HE	Intel Xeon X5672
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3260HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3260HOW4MGU
Place in performance rating	2351	2298
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)		$115
Price now		$283.72
Processor Number		X5672
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.66
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.20 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 core temperature	61.10°C	82.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
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)