AMD Opteron 3365 vs Intel Xeon E5530

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3365 and Intel Xeon E5530 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 3365

Intel Xeon E5530

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3365

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5530

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 70.30°C
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1156 vs 1123
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5206 vs 4091
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2077 vs 2048
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8140 vs 6931

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 70.30°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1156 vs 1123
PassMark - CPU mark	5206 vs 4091
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2077 vs 2048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8140 vs 6931

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3365
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1123

1156

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4091

5206

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2048

2077

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6931

8140

Name	AMD Opteron 3365	Intel Xeon E5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1123	1156
PassMark - CPU mark	4091	5206
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2048	2077
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6931	8140

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3365	Intel Xeon E5530
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS3365OLW8KHK
Place in performance rating	1272	1192
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Nehalem EP
Launch date		March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$340
Price now		$29
Processor Number		E5530
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		46.78
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 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)