AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon X5690

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon X5690 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).

AMD Opteron 6128 HE

Intel Xeon X5690

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 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5690

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 78.5°C vs 55°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1714 vs 883
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12891 vs 6339

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs 29 Mar 2010
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78.5°C vs 55°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1714 vs 883
PassMark - CPU mark	12891 vs 6339

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

1714

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6339

12891

Name	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon X5690
PassMark - Single thread mark	883	1714
PassMark - CPU mark	6339	12891
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		637
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3517
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.77

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon X5690
Essentials
Architecture codename	Maranello	Westmere EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	29 Mar 2010	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$523	$205
OPN Tray	OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating	2144	2170
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$149
Processor Number		X5690
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		17.68
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	3.46 GHz
Die size	346 mm	239 mm
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C
Maximum core temperature	55°C	78.5°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	12
Transistor count	1808 million	1170 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
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		288 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		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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Thermal Monitoring
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)