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.

AMD Opteron 6128 HE

Intel Xeon L5630

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	2235	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)