AMD Opteron 6366 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-1410

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6366 HE and Intel Xeon E5-1410 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6366 HE

Intel Xeon E5-1410

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6366 HE

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10265 vs 4852

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs May 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10265 vs 4852

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1405 vs 1167

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1405 vs 1167

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6366 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1410

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1167

1405

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10265

4852

Name	AMD Opteron 6366 HE	Intel Xeon E5-1410
PassMark - Single thread mark	1167	1405
PassMark - CPU mark	10265	4852

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6366 HE	Intel Xeon E5-1410
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	May 2012
OPN Tray	OS6366VATGGHK
Place in performance rating	1783	1725
Price now	$199.99
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	11.05
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.8 GHz
Die size	315 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2400 million	1270 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)