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.

 

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 3232
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 3232

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 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1408 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 1408 vs 883

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
883
1408
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6339
3232
Name AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark 883 1408
PassMark - CPU mark 6339 3232
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 2235 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)