AMD Opteron 6380 vs Intel Xeon E5-1410

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6380 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 6380

Intel Xeon E5-1410

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6380

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.4 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
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12377 vs 4922

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs May 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.4 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	12377 vs 4922

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 1133

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488 vs 1133

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6380
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1410

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1133

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12377

4922

Name	AMD Opteron 6380	Intel Xeon E5-1410
PassMark - Single thread mark	1133	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	12377	4922

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6380	Intel Xeon E5-1410
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,150
OPN Tray	OS6380WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating	1762	1654
Price now	$89.99
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	33.00
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 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	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2400 million	1270 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 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)