AMD Opteron 6282 SE vs Intel Xeon 5148

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6282 SE and Intel Xeon 5148 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.

AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Intel Xeon 5148

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 64.40°C vs 58°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
7.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 912

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2011 vs June 2006
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C vs 58°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4096 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7130 vs 912

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5148

3.5x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 868 vs 517

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	868 vs 517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6282 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5148

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

517

868

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7130

912

Name	AMD Opteron 6282 SE	Intel Xeon 5148
PassMark - Single thread mark	517	868
PassMark - CPU mark	7130	912

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6282 SE	Intel Xeon 5148
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Woodcrest
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2011	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,090	$9
OPN Tray	OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2717	2473
Price now	$129.99	$13.13
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100)	20.65	35.65
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		5148
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 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	64.40°C	58°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 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		1.150V-1.250V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	40 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
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)