AMD Opteron 3380 vs Intel Xeon 5140

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3380 and Intel Xeon 5140 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 3380

Intel Xeon 5140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 70.30°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1054 vs 924
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6384 vs 1808

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054 vs 924
PassMark - CPU mark	6384 vs 1808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3380
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

924

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6384

1808

Name	AMD Opteron 3380	Intel Xeon 5140
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	924
PassMark - CPU mark	6384	1808
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2221

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3380	Intel Xeon 5140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Woodcrest
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	June 2006
OPN Tray	OS3380OLW8KHK
Place in performance rating	2090	2074
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$15
Price now		$32.42
Processor Number		5140
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		14.89
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.33 GHz
Die size	315 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.33 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1200 million	291 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)