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
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| Name | AMD Opteron 6328 | Intel Xeon L5506 |
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| 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 | |
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Essentials |
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| Family | AMD Opteron | |
| OPN Tray | OS6328WKT8GHK | |
| Place in performance rating | 2247 | 2244 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 | ||
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 40-bit | |
Virtualization |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||