AMD Opteron 3380 vs Intel Xeon E5506

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3380 and Intel Xeon E5506 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 E5506

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 69% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.13 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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1054 vs 909
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6384 vs 3674

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.13 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)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054 vs 909
PassMark - CPU mark	6384 vs 3674

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 70.30°C

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 70.30°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3380
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

909

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6384

3674

Name	AMD Opteron 3380	Intel Xeon E5506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	909
PassMark - CPU mark	6384	3674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1690
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4863

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3380	Intel Xeon E5506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Nehalem EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	March 2009
OPN Tray	OS3380OLW8KHK
Place in performance rating	1961	1609
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$43
Price now		$69
Processor Number		E5506
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		12.71
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.13 GHz
Die size	315 mm	263 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	1200 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)