AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon X5670

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon X5670 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
• 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5670

• 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
• Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
• Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 55°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1420 vs 883
• Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10915 vs 6339

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5670

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	883 1420
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	6339 10915

Compare specifications (specs)