AMD Opteron 6328 vs Intel Xeon L5506

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6328 and Intel Xeon L5506 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6328

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 78% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x 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
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1442 vs 967
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9508 vs 4019
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature 71.70°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1442 vs 967
PassMark - CPU mark 9508 vs 4019

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5506

  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6328
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5506

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1442
967
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9508
4019
Name AMD Opteron 6328 Intel Xeon L5506
PassMark - Single thread mark 1442 967
PassMark - CPU mark 9508 4019
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 33.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.195

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6328 Intel Xeon L5506

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6328WKT8GHK
Place in performance rating 2238 2235
Series AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Nehalem EP
Launch date March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $125
Price now $224
Processor Number L5506
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.88

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.13 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 8 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.70°C 70°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.13 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 731 million
VID voltage range 0.75V -1.35V

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 144 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported G34 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 42.5mm x 45mm

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)