Intel Xeon X5650 vs AMD Opteron 285 |
Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon X5650
- 2.66 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5650
 | More cores 6 | | Much better PassMark score 7,510 |
| | More threads 12 | | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
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Released March, 2006
AMD Opteron 285
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 285
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Lower typical power consumption 69.06W |
| | Lower annual commercial energy cost 74.46 $/year | | Lower annual home energy cost 20.48 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More cores | 6 | vs | 2 | Three times as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| Much better PassMark score | 7,510 | vs | 1,470 | More than 5x better PassMark score | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 2 | 10 more threads | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 7.89 pt/W | vs | 0.79 pt/W | More than 10x better performance per watt | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 81.3 °C | vs | 67 °C | More than 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.84 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.66 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Almost the same | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.64 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 80% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2010 | vs | Mar, 2006 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.33 MB/core | More than 3x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 69.06W | vs | 77.19W | More than 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 74.46 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 10% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 20.48 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 10% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5650 vs Opteron 285
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5650 | vs | Opteron 285 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| 940 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Xeon X5650 | vs | Opteron 285 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 12 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 20 | 13 | |
| Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 1 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 81.3°C | 0 - 67°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.84 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.64 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.84 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 85W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 20.48 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 74.46 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.89 pt/W | 0.79 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 69.06W | |
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