AMD Opteron 4238 vs Intel Xeon E5506

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4238 and Intel Xeon E5506 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 4238

Intel Xeon E5506

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 74% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1313 vs 911
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7236 vs 3710

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	288 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313 vs 911
PassMark - CPU mark	7236 vs 3710

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 70.50°C
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 70.50°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1313

911

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7236

3710

Name	AMD Opteron 4238	Intel Xeon E5506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313	911
PassMark - CPU mark	7236	3710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1690
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4863

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4238	Intel Xeon E5506
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4238WLU6KGU
Place in performance rating	1744	1682
Series	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Nehalem EP
Launch date		March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$43
Price now		$69
Processor Number		E5506
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		12.71
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.13 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 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
Sockets supported	C32	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 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)