Intel Xeon E7-8837 vs AMD Opteron 6220

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8837 and AMD Opteron 6220 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8837

AMD Opteron 6220

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17958 vs 7951

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17958 vs 7951

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6220

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 69°C
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1235 vs 1073

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235 vs 1073

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8837
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1073

1235

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17958

7951

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8837	AMD Opteron 6220
PassMark - Single thread mark	1073	1235
PassMark - CPU mark	17958	7951

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8837	AMD Opteron 6220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX
Launch date	Q2'11
Place in performance rating	1635	1788
Processor Number	E7-8837
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6220WKT8GGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)