Intel Xeon E7340 vs AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7340 and AMD Opteron 6284 SE 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 E7340

AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7340

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 66°C vs 64.40°C
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 960 vs 857

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	66°C vs 64.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	960 vs 857

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
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 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 6544

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10619 vs 6544

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7340
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6284 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

857

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6544

10619

Name	Intel Xeon E7340	AMD Opteron 6284 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	960	857
PassMark - CPU mark	6544	10619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7340	AMD Opteron 6284 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Interlagos
Launch date	Q3'07	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2169	2173
Processor Number	E7340
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6284YETGGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz
Die size	286 mm2	316 mm
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	64.40°C
Number of cores	4	16
Transistor count	582 million	2400 million
VID voltage range	1.0V-1.5V
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Number of threads		16
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Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
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
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3