AMD Opteron 6344 vs Intel Xeon 5148

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6344 and Intel Xeon 5148 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.

AMD Opteron 6344

Intel Xeon 5148

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6344

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 58°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
9.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9023 vs 912

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 58°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9023 vs 912

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5148

Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.33 GHz vs 2 GHz
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 868 vs 672

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz vs 2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	868 vs 672

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6344
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5148

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

672

868

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9023

912

Name	AMD Opteron 6344	Intel Xeon 5148
PassMark - Single thread mark	672	868
PassMark - CPU mark	9023	912

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6344	Intel Xeon 5148
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6344WKTCGHK
Place in performance rating	2442	2473
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Woodcrest
Launch date		June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)		$9
Price now		$13.13
Processor Number		5148
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		35.65
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.33 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	58°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.33 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		1.150V-1.250V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	40 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)