Intel Xeon E7540 vs AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7540 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 E7540

AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7540

Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 911 vs 857

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	911 vs 857

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 64.40°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
932067.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 9409

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 18 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10619 vs 9409

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7540
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6284 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

911

857

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9409

10619

Name	Intel Xeon E7540	AMD Opteron 6284 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	911	857
PassMark - CPU mark	9409	10619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7540	AMD Opteron 6284 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Interlagos
Launch date	Q1'10	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2098	2116
Processor Number	E7540
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6284YETGGGU
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s
L3 cache	18 MB L3 Cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	2.27 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	12	16
64 bit support
Die size		316 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
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)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3