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AMD Opteron 6234 vs Intel Xeon E5-1660

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz is newer than AMD Opteron 6234 and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. It is also significantly faster in single-thread testing. Also, Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz uses around 12% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 259 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Opteron 6234×Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz+ ADD
Price $450.99 - BUY Search Online
Socket TypeG34LGA2011
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.0 GHzUp to 3.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores12 (in 6 physical modules)6 (Threads: 12)
CacheL1: 960KB, L2: 24.0MB, L3: 12MBL1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 15MB
TDP115W130W
Yearly Running Cost$20.99$23.73
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2012Q3 2012
# of Samples4255
CPU Value9.031.3
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)547(-69.4%)1789(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)4072(-51.4%)8369(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 23rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Opteron 6234
4,072
Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz
8,369
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 23rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Opteron 6234
9.0
Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz
31.3
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Opteron 6234
547
Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz
1,789
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Opteron 6234 Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz
Max TDP115W130W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.230.26
Running cost per day$0.058$0.065
Power consumption per year (kWh)84.094.9
Running cost per year$20.99$23.73
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.