Intel Xeon 5160 vs AMD Opteron 254

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon 5160 and AMD Opteron 254 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel Xeon 5160

AMD Opteron 254

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5160

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 92 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1201 vs 578
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2383 vs 451

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2006 vs August 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 92 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201 vs 578
PassMark - CPU mark	2383 vs 451

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 254

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon 5160
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 254

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1201

578

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2383

451

Name	Intel Xeon 5160	AMD Opteron 254
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201	578
PassMark - CPU mark	2383	451
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	22.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.713

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon 5160	AMD Opteron 254
Essentials
Architecture codename	Woodcrest	Troy
Launch date	June 2006	August 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$22
Place in performance rating	3040	2870
Price now	$12.82
Processor Number	5160
Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	45.12
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2
L2 cache	4096 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	65°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	291 million	106 million
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
L1 cache		128 KB
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	0 W
Sockets supported	LGA771	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	92 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)