AMD Opteron 4332 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-2440

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4332 HE and Intel Xeon E5-2440 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Intel Xeon E5-2440

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1285 vs 1151

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1285 vs 1151

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2440

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10776 vs 5614

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 6
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 288 KB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10776 vs 5614

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4332 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1285

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5614

10776

Name	AMD Opteron 4332 HE	Intel Xeon E5-2440
PassMark - Single thread mark	1285	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	5614	10776

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4332 HE	Intel Xeon E5-2440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	May 2012
OPN Tray	OS4332OFU6KHK
Place in performance rating	1826	1796
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$295
Price now		$43.72
Processor Number		E5-2440
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		61.84
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	315 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	12
Transistor count	1200 million	1270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	C32	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
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)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)