AMD Opteron X1150 vs Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X1150 and Intel Core i7-4700EQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Opteron X1150

Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X1150

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 47 Watt

L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4700EQ

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 70% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X1150
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Name	AMD Opteron X1150	Intel Core i7-4700EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark		1765
PassMark - CPU mark		5417
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3417
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.02
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.937
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1086
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2883
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4319
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1086
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2883
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4319

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X1150	Intel Core i7-4700EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kyoto	Haswell
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	May 2013	May 2013
OPN Tray	OX1150IPJ44HM
Place in performance rating	not rated	1203
Series	AMD Opteron X1100 Series Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-4700EQ
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT3	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)