AMD Opteron 6344 vs Intel Xeon W3580

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6344 and Intel Xeon W3580 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

AMD Opteron 6344

Intel Xeon W3580

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6344

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 67.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x 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
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6069 vs 3609

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6069 vs 3609

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3580

Around 80% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1557 vs 1231

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1557 vs 1231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6344
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1231

1557

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6069

3609

Name	AMD Opteron 6344	Intel Xeon W3580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1231	1557
PassMark - CPU mark	6069	3609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2764
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.116

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6344	Intel Xeon W3580
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6344WKTCGHK
Place in performance rating	1866	1844
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Bloomfield
Launch date		August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$215
Price now		$214.50
Processor Number		W3580
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.83
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.33 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
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
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)