AMD Opteron 6284 SE vs Intel Xeon 5140

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6284 SE 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 6284 SE

Intel Xeon 5140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
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
5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 1786

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs June 2006
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
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	10619 vs 1786

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5140

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 65°C vs 64.40°C
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 921 vs 857

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	65°C vs 64.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	921 vs 857

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6284 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

857

921

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10619

1786

Name	AMD Opteron 6284 SE	Intel Xeon 5140
PassMark - Single thread mark	857	921
PassMark - CPU mark	10619	1786
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2221

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6284 SE	Intel Xeon 5140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Woodcrest
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	May 2012	June 2006
OPN Tray	OS6284YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2123	2069
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$15
Price now		$32.42
Processor Number		5140
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		14.89
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 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	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 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	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 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)