Intel Xeon E7330 vs AMD Opteron 6128 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7330 and AMD Opteron 6128 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7330

  • Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 66°C vs 55°C
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 933 vs 883
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6792 vs 6339
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 66°C vs 55°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 933 vs 883
PassMark - CPU mark 6792 vs 6339

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache 12 MB vs 6 MB L2 Cache

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7330
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6128 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
933
883
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6792
6339
Name Intel Xeon E7330 AMD Opteron 6128 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark 933 883
PassMark - CPU mark 6792 6339

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7330 AMD Opteron 6128 HE

Essentials

Architecture codename Tigerton Maranello
Launch date Q3'07 29 Mar 2010
Place in performance rating 2169 2235
Processor Number E7330
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors AMD Opteron 6100 series
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP) $523
OPN Tray OS6128VAT8EGO

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.0 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz
Die size 286 mm2 346 mm
L3 cache 6 MB L2 Cache 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 66°C 55°C
Number of cores 4 8
Transistor count 582 million 1808 million
VID voltage range 1.0V-1.5V
L1 cache 1 MB
L2 cache 4 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 66 °C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz
Number of threads 8
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Compatibility

Package Size 53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported PGA604, PPGA604 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 85 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
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333, LV DDR3-1066