AMD Opteron 6344 vs Intel Xeon X5690

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6344 and Intel Xeon X5690 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 X5690

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6344

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
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
Around 33% 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

Number of cores	12 vs 6
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5690

Around 87% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 78.5°C vs 70.40°C
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1712 vs 672
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12940 vs 9023

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78.5°C vs 70.40°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1712 vs 672
PassMark - CPU mark	12940 vs 9023

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6344
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

672

1712

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9023

12940

Name	AMD Opteron 6344	Intel Xeon X5690
PassMark - Single thread mark	672	1712
PassMark - CPU mark	9023	12940
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		637
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3517
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.77

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6344	Intel Xeon X5690
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6344WKTCGHK
Place in performance rating	2384	2253
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Westmere EP
Launch date		February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$205
Price now		$149
Processor Number		X5690
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		17.68
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.46 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	78.5°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
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		288 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		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
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)		40-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)