Intel Xeon E7-4870 vs AMD Opteron 4334
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4870 and AMD Opteron 4334 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4870
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
- 14 more threads: 20 vs 6
- Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 67.70°C
- Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11939 vs 6099
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 10 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 20 vs 6 |
Maximum core temperature | 69°C vs 67.70°C |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 vs 2 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 11939 vs 6099 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334
- Around 25% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
- Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
- Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 1054
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.5 GHz vs 2.80 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1208 vs 1054 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4870
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4334
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E7-4870 | AMD Opteron 4334 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1054 | 1208 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 11939 | 6099 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 | AMD Opteron 4334 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Westmere EX | Seoul |
Launch date | Q2'11 | n/d |
Place in performance rating | 1864 | 1906 |
Processor Number | E7-4870 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family | AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor |
Status | Discontinued | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS4334WLU6KHK | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.40 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
Bus Speed | 6.4 GT/s QPI | |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 69°C | 67.70°C |
Maximum frequency | 2.80 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
Number of cores | 10 | 6 |
Number of threads | 20 | 6 |
Die size | 315 mm | |
L1 cache | 288 KB | |
L2 cache | 6 MB | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | |
Transistor count | 1200 million | |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory size | 2 TB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) | DDR3 |
Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 | 2 |
Package Size | 49.17mm x 56.47mm | |
Sockets supported | LGA1567 | C32 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 Watt | 95 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Scalability | S4S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |