AMD Opteron 6220 vs Intel Xeon E5-1410

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6220 and Intel Xeon E5-1410 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6220

Intel Xeon E5-1410

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6220

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
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
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7951 vs 4852

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7951 vs 4852

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1405 vs 1235

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1405 vs 1235

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1410

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1235

1405

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7951

4852

Name	AMD Opteron 6220	Intel Xeon E5-1410
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235	1405
PassMark - CPU mark	7951	4852

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6220	Intel Xeon E5-1410
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6220WKT8GGU
Place in performance rating	1829	1754
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date		May 2012
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		294 mm
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology