AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon E5607

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon E5607 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.

AMD Opteron 6128 HE

Intel Xeon E5607

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6339 vs 4969

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6339 vs 4969

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5607

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1009 vs 883

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs 29 Mar 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1009 vs 883

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5607

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

1009

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6339

4969

Name	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon E5607
PassMark - Single thread mark	883	1009
PassMark - CPU mark	6339	4969

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon E5607
Essentials
Architecture codename	Maranello	Westmere EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	29 Mar 2010	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$523	$135
OPN Tray	OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating	2235	2158
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$310
Processor Number		E5607
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	2.26 GHz
Die size	346 mm	239 mm
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C
Maximum core temperature	55°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	1808 million	1170 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333, LV DDR3-1066	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		288 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)