AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon X5560

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon X5560 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 X5560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 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 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6339 vs 5864

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 Mar 2010 vs March 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 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6339 vs 5864

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5560

Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 55°C
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1390 vs 883

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 55°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1390 vs 883

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

1390

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6339

5864

Name	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon X5560
PassMark - Single thread mark	883	1390
PassMark - CPU mark	6339	5864
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1982

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon X5560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Maranello	Nehalem EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	29 Mar 2010	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$523	$44
OPN Tray	OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating	2231	2177
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$57.95
Processor Number		X5560
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		27.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	2.80 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	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1808 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.7 GB/s	32 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333, LV DDR3-1066	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 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
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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)