AMD Opteron 6308 vs Intel Xeon E5-2609

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6308 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6308

Intel Xeon E5-2609

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6308

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 74.40°C vs 70.0°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.902 vs 6.741
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 20.184 vs 5.911
Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.41 vs 0.303
Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.802 vs 2.75

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	74.40°C vs 70.0°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.902 vs 6.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	20.184 vs 5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.41 vs 0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.802 vs 2.75

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.586 vs 1.163

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.586 vs 1.163

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6308
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2609

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.902

6.741

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

20.184

5.911

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.41

0.303

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.163

1.586

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.802

2.75

Name	AMD Opteron 6308	Intel Xeon E5-2609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.902	6.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	20.184	5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.41	0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.163	1.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.802	2.75
PassMark - Single thread mark		1151
PassMark - CPU mark		5891
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1634

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6308	Intel Xeon E5-2609
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6308WKT4GHK
Place in performance rating	3018	2801
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date		March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$143
Price now		$78
Processor Number		E5-2609
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		17.40
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.40°C	70.0°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)