AMD Opteron 6274 vs Intel Xeon 5140

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6274 and Intel Xeon 5140 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.

AMD Opteron 6274

Intel Xeon 5140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6274

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 974 vs 924
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10313 vs 1808

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2011 vs June 2006
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4096 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	974 vs 924
PassMark - CPU mark	10313 vs 1808

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5140

Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6274
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

974

924

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10313

1808

Name	AMD Opteron 6274	Intel Xeon 5140
PassMark - Single thread mark	974	924
PassMark - CPU mark	10313	1808
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2221

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6274	Intel Xeon 5140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Woodcrest
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2011	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$909	$15
OPN Tray	OS6274WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	2067	2074
Price now	$210	$32.42
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100)	6.82	14.89
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		5140
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.33 GHz
Die size	316 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.33 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2400 million	291 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	G34	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)