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.

 

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 3085 3070
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)