Intel Xeon E7340 vs AMD Opteron 6234

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7340 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7340

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 960 vs 887
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 960 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
  • 2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 6544
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 8 MB L2 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 8644 vs 6544

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7340
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6234

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
960
887
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6544
8644
Name Intel Xeon E7340 AMD Opteron 6234
PassMark - Single thread mark 960 887
PassMark - CPU mark 6544 8644

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7340 AMD Opteron 6234

Essentials

Architecture codename Tigerton
Launch date Q3'07
Place in performance rating 2150 2152
Processor Number E7340
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 8 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