AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon W3505
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon W3505 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
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
- Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
- 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 8x 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 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
- 5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6339 vs 1161
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 29 Mar 2010 vs March 2009 |
Number of cores | 8 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2.53 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) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 85 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6339 vs 1161 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3505
- Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1106 vs 883
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1106 vs 883 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3505
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 6128 HE | Intel Xeon W3505 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 883 | 1106 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6339 | 1161 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 6128 HE | Intel Xeon W3505 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Maranello | Bloomfield |
Family | AMD Opteron | |
Launch date | 29 Mar 2010 | March 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $523 | |
OPN Tray | OS6128VAT8EGO | |
Place in performance rating | 2235 | 2175 |
Series | AMD Opteron 6100 series | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.0 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 | |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.53 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 2 |
Number of threads | 8 | |
Transistor count | 1808 million | 731 million |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.7 GB/s | |
Supported memory types | DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333, LV DDR3-1066 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | G34 | 1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 85 Watt | 130 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Security & Reliability |
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Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |