AMD Opteron 6234 vs Intel Xeon E5607

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6234 and Intel Xeon E5607 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 6234

Intel Xeon E5607

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x 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 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 4969

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8644 vs 4969

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5607

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1009 vs 887

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1009 vs 887

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5607

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

1009

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8644

4969

Name	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon E5607
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	1009
PassMark - CPU mark	8644	4969

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon E5607
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6234WKTCGGU
Place in performance rating	2062	2060
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Westmere EP
Launch date		February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$135
Price now		$310
Processor Number		E5607
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.23
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.26 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	12	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
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		288 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	80 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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)