AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon L5630

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon L5630 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.40 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 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6339 vs 5267
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6339 vs 5267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5630

  • Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 63.1°C vs 55°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 964 vs 883
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 63.1°C vs 55°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 964 vs 883

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5630

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
883
964
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6339
5267
Name AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon L5630
PassMark - Single thread mark 883 964
PassMark - CPU mark 6339 5267

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon L5630

Essentials

Architecture codename Maranello Westmere EP
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date 29 Mar 2010 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $523 $1,100
OPN Tray OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating 2236 2185
Series AMD Opteron 6100 series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $17.33
Processor Number L5630
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 74.27

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.13 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 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 66 °C
Maximum core temperature 55°C 63.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 1808 million 1170 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5.86 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 40 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)