AMD Opteron 6281 vs Intel Xeon E5507

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6281 and Intel Xeon E5507 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 6281

Intel Xeon E5507

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6281

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
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 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1129 vs 1026
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7279 vs 4256

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
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	8 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129 vs 1026
PassMark - CPU mark	7279 vs 4256

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5507

Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6281
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5507

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

1026

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7279

4256

Name	AMD Opteron 6281	Intel Xeon E5507
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	1026
PassMark - CPU mark	7279	4256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1822
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5147

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6281	Intel Xeon E5507
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bulldozer	Nehalem EP
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6281YJTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1837	1478
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100)	33.18	2.02
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$457
Price now		$456.91
Processor Number		E5507
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.26 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	16	4
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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)