Intel Xeon X7350 vs AMD Opteron 6281

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7350 and AMD Opteron 6281 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 6281

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7350

Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1186 vs 1129
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7836 vs 7279

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186 vs 1129
PassMark - CPU mark	7836 vs 7279

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6281

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
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

Number of cores	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	8 MB vs 8 MB L2 Cache

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7350
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6281

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1186

1129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7836

7279

Name	Intel Xeon X7350	AMD Opteron 6281
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186	1129
PassMark - CPU mark	7836	7279

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7350	AMD Opteron 6281
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Bulldozer
Launch date	Q3'07
Place in performance rating	1857	1929
Processor Number	X7350
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6281YJTGGGU
Value for money (0-100)		33.18
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz
Die size	286 mm2
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C
Number of cores	4	16
Transistor count	582 million
VID voltage range	1.0000V-1.5000V
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
Maximum frequency		3.2 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	130 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
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3