AMD Opteron 6234 vs Intel Xeon W3550

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6234 and Intel Xeon W3550 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6234

Intel Xeon W3550

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 4% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 67.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
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 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 3227

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 67.9°C
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 8192 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8644 vs 3227

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3550

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1409 vs 887

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1409 vs 887

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

1409

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8644

3227

Name	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon W3550
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	1409
PassMark - CPU mark	8644	3227
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2171

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon W3550
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6234WKTCGGU
Place in performance rating	2152	2166
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Bloomfield
Launch date		August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$235
Price now		$59.95
Processor Number		W3550
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		27.98
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.06 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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
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		24 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
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)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)