AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon W3550 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6128 HE

Intel Xeon W3550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
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 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6339 vs 3233

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 Mar 2010 vs August 2009
Number of cores	8 vs 4
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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6339 vs 3233

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3550

Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 55°C
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1409 vs 883

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C vs 55°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1409 vs 883

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

1409

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6339

3233

Name	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	883	1409
PassMark - CPU mark	6339	3233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2171

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon W3550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Maranello	Bloomfield
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	29 Mar 2010	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$523	$235
OPN Tray	OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating	2236	2166
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$59.95
Processor Number		W3550
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		27.98
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	3.06 GHz
Die size	346 mm	263 mm2
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	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C
Maximum core temperature	55°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1808 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
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		24 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
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)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)