AMD Opteron 6282 SE vs Intel Xeon E5603

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6282 SE and Intel Xeon E5603 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 106% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 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
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 3548
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2011 vs February 2011
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7130 vs 3548

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5603

  • Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 710 vs 517
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 710 vs 517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6282 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5603

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
517
710
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7130
3548
Name AMD Opteron 6282 SE Intel Xeon E5603
PassMark - Single thread mark 517 710
PassMark - CPU mark 7130 3548

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6282 SE Intel Xeon E5603

Essentials

Architecture codename Interlagos Westmere EP
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date November 2011 February 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $1,090 $286
OPN Tray OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating 2680 2572
Price now $129.99 $129.04
Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100) 20.65 5.40
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E5603
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 1.60 GHz
Die size 316 mm 239 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 64.40°C
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 16 4
Transistor count 2400 million 1170 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V

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 288 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 2
Sockets supported G34 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 80 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
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit
Thermal Monitoring

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)