Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor-based Platforms
vs.
Quad-Core AMD Opteron* Processor-based Platforms
1.
Intel is the 45nm Multi-
Core Leader.
45nm Quad-
Core Intel® Xeon® processor
technology builds upon the
performance and efficiency
advantages of proven Intel
multi-core technology.
2.
Benefit from Exclusive
Intel® Xeon® Processor
5400 Series Features.
Blazing-fast bus speeds of
up to 1600 MHz FSB and 12
MB of on-die Level 2 Cache
increase responsiveness
while reducing latency.
3.
Intel Delivers Innovation
Across the Board.
Intel’s
complete line of verified
and validated Intel server
products work seamlessly
together and feature inno-
vations that enable superior
server platforms.
Additional Resources
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series:
www.intel.com/quadcoreserver
Hafnium-based Intel® 45nm process technology:
www.intel.com/go/45nm
Intel product support:
http://support.intel.com
Where to buy:
www.intel.com/go/buyauthorized
1
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5300 series (“CTN”). Up to 25% (1.25x) higher Performance X5460 vs X5365—
Published/measured results on SPECjbb2005*—October 2, 2007.
2
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5100 Series (“WDC”). Up to 119% (2.19x) higher Performance X5460 vs 5160—
Published/measured results on SPECjbb2005*—October 2, 07.
3
Single-Core 64-bit Intel® Xeon® processor 3.80GHz. Up to 443% (5.43x) higher Performance X5460 vs Xeon 3.80—
Published/ measured results on SPECint*_rate_base2006 – Oct 2, 07.
4
Intel® Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with an enabled Intel® processor, BIOS, virtual machine
monitor (VMM), and, for some uses, certain platform software enabled for it. Functionality, performance, or other
benefits will vary depending on hardware and software configurations and may require a BIOS update. Software
applications may not be compatible with all operating systems. Please check with your application vendor.
5
Single-Core 64-bit Intel® Xeon® processor, 3.80GHz. Up to 443% (5.43x) higher Performance X5460 vs. Xeon 3.80—
Published/ measured results on SPECint*_rate_base2006—October 2, 2007.
6
For further information, see www.intel.com/performance/server/xeon/ppw.htm.
7
64-bit computing on Intel® architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system,
device drivers, and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation)
without an Intel 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software
configurations. Consult with your system vendor for more information.
8
Microsoft will support Intel® I/OAT in future Microsoft Windows Server* releases.
For more information, visit www.intel.com/go/ioat.
9
Intel Server pre-production platform with two Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor E5450 3.0 GHz, 2x6 MB L2 Cache or
E5335, 2x4 MB L2 Cache, 1333 MHz system bus, 16 GB Memory DDR2-667 FBDIMM, Microsoft Windows Server 2003*
Enterprise x64 Edition SP1 (64-bit), BEA JRockit* 5.0 P27.2.0. Intel internal measurement – September 2007. Perf/Watt
calculated by dividing the Performance by measured system power during steady state window.
10
Intel® Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with an enabled Intel® processor, BIOS, virtual machine
monitor (VMM) and, for some uses, certain platform software enabled for it. Functionality, performance or other benefits
will vary depending on hardware and software configurations and may require a BIOS update. Software applications may
not be compatible with all operating systems. Please check with your application vendor.
11
64-bit computing on Intel architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system,
device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture.
Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. Consult with your system vendor for
more information.
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Intel Xeon, and the Xeon Inside logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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Processor Number
CPU
Frequency
L2 Cache
Front-Side
Bus Speed
Power
b
Number
of Cores
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5482
a
3.20 GHz
12MB
1600 MHz
150W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5472
3.00 GHz
12MB
1600 MHz
120W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5472
3.00 GHz
12MB
1600 MHz
80W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5462
2.80 GHz
12MB
1600 MHz
80W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5460
3.16 GHz
12MB
1333 MHz
120W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5450
3.00 GHz
12MB
1333 MHz
120W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5450
3.00 GHz
12MB
1333 MHz
80W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5440
2.83 GHz
12MB
1333 MHz
80W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5430
2.66 GHz
12MB
1333 MHz
80W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5420
2.50 GHz
12MB
1333 MHz
80W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5410
2.33 GHz
12MB
1333 MHz
80W
4
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5405
2.00 GHz
12MB
1333 MHz
80W
4
a
Workstation only
b
50W Quad-Core and 40W Dual-Core versions will be available in first quarter, 2008.
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE FOR SERVERS
117.0
99.1
88.8
77.9
138.0
113.0
102.0
88.2
50
100
150
For detailed configuration information and additional performance results, visit:
www.intel.com/performance/server/xeon
66.9
63.1
77.9
73.1
88.1
78.4
86.3
80.6
50
25
75
100
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5365
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5365
Quad-Core AMD Opteron* Processor Model 2350
Quad-Core AMD Opteron* Processor Model 2350
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5460
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5472
Quad-Core AMD Opteron* Processor Model 2360SE
Quad-Core AMD Opteron* Processor Model 2360SE
Technical Computing
Server
Floating Point
Throughput Performance
Higher is better
Higher is better
General Purpose
Server
Integer Throughput
Performance
SPECfp*_rate_2006
SPECint*_rate_2006
SPECfp*_rate_base2006
SPECint*_rate_base2006
