AMD Opteron 4238 vs Intel Xeon E5-1410

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4238 and Intel Xeon E5-1410 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 4238

Intel Xeon E5-1410

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7236 vs 4922

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7236 vs 4922

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 1313

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488 vs 1313

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1410

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1313

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7236

4922

Name	AMD Opteron 4238	Intel Xeon E5-1410
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	7236	4922

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4238	Intel Xeon E5-1410
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4238WLU6KGU
Place in performance rating	1744	1654
Series	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date		May 2012
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		294 mm
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	C32	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology