Intel Xeon E7450 vs AMD Opteron 6274

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7450 and AMD Opteron 6274 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 E7450

  • Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1016 vs 974
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1016 vs 974

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6274

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 68°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 1398101.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10313 vs 9849
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Maximum core temperature 69°C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 16 MB vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 10313 vs 9849

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6274

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1016
974
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9849
10313
Name Intel Xeon E7450 AMD Opteron 6274
PassMark - Single thread mark 1016 974
PassMark - CPU mark 9849 10313

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7450 AMD Opteron 6274

Essentials

Architecture codename Dunnington Interlagos
Launch date Q3'08 November 2011
Place in performance rating 1959 2001
Processor Number E7450
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP) $909
OPN Tray OS6274WKTGGGU
Price now $210
Value for money (0-100) 6.82

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.2 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz
Die size 503 mm2 316 mm
L3 cache 12 MB L3 Cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 68°C 69°C
Number of cores 6 16
Transistor count 1900 million 2400 million
VID voltage range 0.900V-1.450V
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz
Number of threads 16
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Compatibility

Package Size 53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported PGA604 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt 115 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

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
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