AMD Opteron 4334 vs Intel Xeon W3580

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4334 and Intel Xeon W3580 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 4334

Intel Xeon W3580

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
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
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6099 vs 3609

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
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)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6099 vs 3609

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3580

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 67.70°C
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1557 vs 1208

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C vs 67.70°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1557 vs 1208

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4334
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

1557

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6099

3609

Name	AMD Opteron 4334	Intel Xeon W3580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208	1557
PassMark - CPU mark	6099	3609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2764
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.116

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4334	Intel Xeon W3580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Bloomfield
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	August 2009
OPN Tray	OS4334WLU6KHK
Place in performance rating	1905	1844
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$215
Price now		$214.50
Processor Number		W3580
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.83
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.33 GHz
Die size	315 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	67.70°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	1200 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
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		24 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	C32	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)