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.

Intel Xeon E7330

AMD Opteron 6128 HE

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	2067	2143
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