AMD Opteron 6234 vs Intel Xeon L5630

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6234 and Intel Xeon L5630 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 L5630

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 63.1°C
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
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 5267

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 63.1°C
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8644 vs 5267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5630

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 964 vs 887

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	964 vs 887

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

964

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8644

5267

Name	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon L5630
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	964
PassMark - CPU mark	8644	5267

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon L5630
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6234WKTCGGU
Place in performance rating	2196	2213
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Westmere EP
Launch date		March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,100
Price now		$17.33
Processor Number		L5630
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		74.27
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.13 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	63.1°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5.86 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	40 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)