AMD Opteron 6284 SE vs Intel Xeon W3505

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6284 SE and Intel Xeon W3505 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 6284 SE

Intel Xeon W3505

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x 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
9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 1181

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs March 2009
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.53 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	16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10619 vs 1181

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3505

Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1103 vs 857

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1103 vs 857

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6284 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

857

1103

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10619

1181

Name	AMD Opteron 6284 SE	Intel Xeon W3505
PassMark - Single thread mark	857	1103
PassMark - CPU mark	10619	1181

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6284 SE	Intel Xeon W3505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Bloomfield
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	May 2012	March 2009
OPN Tray	OS6284YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2173	2180
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
Die size	316 mm	263 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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2400 million	731 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)