Intel Xeon X7350 vs AMD Opteron 4334

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7350 and AMD Opteron 4334 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 X7350

AMD Opteron 4334

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7350

Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7836 vs 6099

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7836 vs 6099

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 67.70°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 1186

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	67.70°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	8 MB vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208 vs 1186

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7350
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4334

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1186

1208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7836

6099

Name	Intel Xeon X7350	AMD Opteron 4334
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186	1208
PassMark - CPU mark	7836	6099

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7350	AMD Opteron 4334
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Seoul
Launch date	Q3'07	n/d
Place in performance rating	1752	1791
Processor Number	X7350
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4334WLU6KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz
Die size	286 mm2	315 mm
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	67.70°C
Number of cores	4	6
Transistor count	582 million	1200 million
VID voltage range	1.0000V-1.5000V
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
Maximum frequency		3.5 GHz
Number of threads		6
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Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	95 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
Thermal Monitoring
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