Intel Xeon X3450 vs AMD Opteron 2419 EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X3450 and AMD Opteron 2419 EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon X3450

AMD Opteron 2419 EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X3450

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 72.7°C vs 68 °C
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C vs 68 °C
L3 cache	8 MB vs 6 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2419 EE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8192x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 32 GB
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 95 Watt

Number of cores	6 vs 4
L1 cache	768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X3450
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 2419 EE

Name	Intel Xeon X3450	AMD Opteron 2419 EE
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	58.957
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.984
PassMark - Single thread mark		396
PassMark - CPU mark		1902

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X3450	AMD Opteron 2419 EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	K10
Launch date	8 Sep 2009	31 Aug 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$261	$989
Place in performance rating	3006	2979
Processor Number	X3450
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s
Die size	296 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C	68 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	6
Transistor count	774 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	256 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1156	Fr6 (LGA 1207)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	60 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 4x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)