AMD Opteron 6284 SE vs Intel Xeon X5675

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6284 SE and Intel Xeon X5675 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Intel Xeon X5675

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	May 2012 vs February 2011
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5675

Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 64.40°C
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1514 vs 857
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11721 vs 10619

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	81.3°C vs 64.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1514 vs 857
PassMark - CPU mark	11721 vs 10619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6284 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5675

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

857

1514

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10619

11721

Name	AMD Opteron 6284 SE	Intel Xeon X5675
PassMark - Single thread mark	857	1514
PassMark - CPU mark	10619	11721
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		588
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3454
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		58.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.77
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		14.068

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6284 SE	Intel Xeon X5675
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Westmere EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	May 2012	February 2011
OPN Tray	OS6284YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2123	2112
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$162
Price now		$79.99
Processor Number		X5675
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		30.70
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.06 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	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C	81.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	16	12
Transistor count	2400 million	1170 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 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 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 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	95 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)