AMD Opteron 6376 vs Intel Xeon E5506

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6376 and Intel Xeon E5506 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6376

Intel Xeon E5506

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6376

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 911
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12278 vs 3710

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs March 2009
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131 vs 911
PassMark - CPU mark	12278 vs 3710

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5506

Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.13 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69°C
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6376
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5506

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1131

911

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12278

3710

Name	AMD Opteron 6376	Intel Xeon E5506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131	911
PassMark - CPU mark	12278	3710
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1690
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4863

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6376	Intel Xeon E5506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Nehalem EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$750	$43
OPN Tray	OS6376WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating	1773	1682
Price now	$65	$69
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100)	42.66	12.71
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5506
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.13 GHz
Die size	315 mm	263 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	2400 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)