AMD Opteron X2170 vs Intel Xeon 5140

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2170 and Intel Xeon 5140 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron X2170

Intel Xeon 5140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2170

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1911 vs 1808

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2016 vs June 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1911 vs 1808

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5140

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 924 vs 832

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	924 vs 832

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X2170
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

924

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1911

1808

Name	AMD Opteron X2170	Intel Xeon 5140
PassMark - Single thread mark	832	924
PassMark - CPU mark	1911	1808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	857
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2540
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2540
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2221

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2170	Intel Xeon 5140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle	Woodcrest
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	September 2016	June 2006
Place in performance rating	2147	2074
Series	AMD Opteron X2100 Series APU	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$15
Price now		$32.42
Processor Number		5140
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		14.89
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.33 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Maximum core temperature		65°C
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT3	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Graphics Core Next Architecture
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
X86 SoC Technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)