AMD Opteron 6212 vs Intel Xeon L5530

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6212 and Intel Xeon L5530 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6212

Intel Xeon L5530

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6212

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4007 vs 2522

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4007 vs 2522

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5530

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1169 vs 1085

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1169 vs 1085

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6212
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1085

1169

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4007

2522

Name	AMD Opteron 6212	Intel Xeon L5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	1085	1169
PassMark - CPU mark	4007	2522

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6212	Intel Xeon L5530
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6212WKT8GGU
Place in performance rating	2002	1969
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Nehalem EP
Launch date		August 2009
Price now		$13.96
Processor Number		L5530
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		91.79
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)