AMD Opteron 6234 vs Intel Xeon W3505

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6234 and Intel Xeon W3505 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6234

Intel Xeon W3505

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
7.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 1181

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8644 vs 1181

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3505

Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1103 vs 887

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1103 vs 887

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

1103

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8644

1181

Name	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon W3505
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	1103
PassMark - CPU mark	8644	1181

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon W3505
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6234WKTCGGU
Place in performance rating	2196	2180
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Bloomfield
Launch date		March 2009
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		263 mm
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)