Intel Xeon X7350 vs AMD Opteron 6278

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7350 and AMD Opteron 6278 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 6278

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7350

Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1186 vs 1007

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186 vs 1007

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13733 vs 7836

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13733 vs 7836

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7350
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1186

1007

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7836

13733

Name	Intel Xeon X7350	AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186	1007
PassMark - CPU mark	7836	13733

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7350	AMD Opteron 6278
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Interlagos
Launch date	Q3'07	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1853	1858
Processor Number	X7350
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6278WKTGGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz
Die size	286 mm2	316 mm
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	69°C
Number of cores	4	16
Transistor count	582 million	2400 million
VID voltage range	1.0000V-1.5000V
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
Maximum frequency		3.3 GHz
Number of threads		16
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Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
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