AMD Opteron X2170 vs Intel Xeon L5638

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2170 and Intel Xeon L5638 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).

AMD Opteron X2170

Intel Xeon L5638

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2170

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 60 Watt

Launch date	September 2016 vs March 2010
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 60 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5638

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 944 vs 832
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7217 vs 1911

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	944 vs 832
PassMark - CPU mark	7217 vs 1911

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X2170
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5638

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

944

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1911

7217

Name	AMD Opteron X2170	Intel Xeon L5638
PassMark - Single thread mark	832	944
PassMark - CPU mark	1911	7217
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

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2170	Intel Xeon L5638
Essentials
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle	Westmere EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	September 2016	March 2010
Place in performance rating	2145	2148
Series	AMD Opteron X2100 Series APU	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$90
Price now		$69.90
Processor Number		L5638
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		23.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		85°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		1.0 - 1.5V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FT3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Graphics Core Next Architecture
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
X86 SoC Technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)