AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon L5506

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon L5506 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 L5506

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.13 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
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6339 vs 4019

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 Mar 2010 vs March 2009
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6339 vs 4019

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5506

Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 55°C
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 967 vs 883

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 55°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	967 vs 883

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5506

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6339

4019

Name	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon L5506
PassMark - Single thread mark	883	967
PassMark - CPU mark	6339	4019

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon L5506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Maranello	Nehalem EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	29 Mar 2010	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$523	$125
OPN Tray	OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating	2235	2234
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$224
Processor Number		L5506
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.88
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	2.13 GHz
Die size	346 mm	263 mm
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C
Maximum core temperature	55°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	1808 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.7 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333, LV DDR3-1066	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	60 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
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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)