Intel Xeon W3503 vs AMD Opteron 2350 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W3503 and AMD Opteron 2350 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon W3503

AMD Opteron 2350 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3503

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	March 2009 vs October 2008
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2350 HE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 79 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2820 vs 1118

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	256 KB (shared) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	79 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2820 vs 1118

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W3503
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 2350 HE

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1118

2820

Name	Intel Xeon W3503	AMD Opteron 2350 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1025	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1118	2820
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	24.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.753

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W3503	AMD Opteron 2350 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bloomfield	Barcelona
Launch date	March 2009	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$65
Place in performance rating	3143	3317
Price now	$16.22
Value for money (0-100)	31.88
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	263 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB (shared)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	731 million	463 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		76 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	1366	Fr2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	79 Watt
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)