Intel Xeon E7330 vs AMD Opteron 6234

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7330 and AMD Opteron 6234 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 6234

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7330

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 933 vs 887

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	933 vs 887

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2796202.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 6792

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB L2 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8644 vs 6792

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7330
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6234

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

933

887

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6792

8644

Name	Intel Xeon E7330	AMD Opteron 6234
PassMark - Single thread mark	933	887
PassMark - CPU mark	6792	8644

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7330	AMD Opteron 6234
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton
Launch date	Q3'07
Place in performance rating	2067	2061
Processor Number	E7330
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6234WKTCGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz
Die size	286 mm2
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	70.40°C
Number of cores	4	12
Transistor count	582 million
VID voltage range	1.0V-1.5V
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		12 MB
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Number of threads		12
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Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	115 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3