AMD Opteron 6308 vs Intel Xeon W3520
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6308 and Intel Xeon W3520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6308
- Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 74.40°C vs 67.9°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
- 10x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.902 vs 0.887
- Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.41 vs 0.281
- Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.802 vs 4.1
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum core temperature | 74.40°C vs 67.9°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
| L2 cache | 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared) |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt vs 130 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.902 vs 0.887 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.41 vs 0.281 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.802 vs 4.1 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3520
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 47.416 vs 20.184
- Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.482 vs 1.163
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB |
| Benchmarks | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 47.416 vs 20.184 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.482 vs 1.163 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6308
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3520
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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| Name | AMD Opteron 6308 | Intel Xeon W3520 |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.902 | 0.887 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 20.184 | 47.416 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.41 | 0.281 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.163 | 1.482 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.802 | 4.1 |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1276 | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 2935 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 479 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1908 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Opteron 6308 | Intel Xeon W3520 | |
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Essentials |
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| Family | AMD Opteron | |
| OPN Tray | OS6308WKT4GHK | |
| Place in performance rating | 3015 | 2792 |
| Series | AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
| Vertical segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Bloomfield | |
| Launch date | March 2009 | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $404 | |
| Price now | $28.75 | |
| Processor Number | W3520 | |
| Status | Discontinued | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 51.83 | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8192 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 74.40°C | 67.9°C |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 4 | 8 |
| Unlocked | ||
| 64 bit support | ||
| Bus Speed | 4.8 GT/s QPI | |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | |
| Maximum frequency | 2.93 GHz | |
| Number of QPI Links | 1 | |
| Transistor count | 731 million | |
| VID voltage range | 0.800V-1.375V | |
Memory |
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| 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 | 24 GB | |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | G34 | FCLGA1366 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt | 130 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Package Size | 42.5mm x 45.0mm | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | |
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 36-bit | |
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
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