AMD Opteron 6272 vs Intel Xeon W5590

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6272 and Intel Xeon W5590 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 67°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x 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
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 6640
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2011 vs August 2009
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 69°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 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 9239 vs 6640

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5590

  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1612 vs 966
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2806 vs 1356
  • Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10032 vs 6923
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1612 vs 966
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2806 vs 1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10032 vs 6923

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5590

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
966
1612
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9239
6640
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1356
2806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6923
10032
Name AMD Opteron 6272 Intel Xeon W5590
PassMark - Single thread mark 966 1612
PassMark - CPU mark 9239 6640
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1356 2806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6923 10032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 83.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 10.152

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6272 Intel Xeon W5590

Essentials

Architecture codename Interlagos Nehalem EP
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date November 2011 August 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $325 $270
OPN Tray OS6272WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating 1603 1620
Price now $658.89 $2,508.95
Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100) 3.02 0.73
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number W5590
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 3.33 GHz
Die size 316 mm 263 mm2
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 67°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 2400 million 731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.75V -1.35V

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 144 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported G34 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42.5mm x 45mm

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)