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Intel Xeon 5120 vs AMD Opteron 2356

The AMD Opteron 2356 is newer than Intel Xeon 5120 @ 1.86GHz and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 12% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Opteron 2356 uses around 14% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 13 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.

×Intel Xeon 5120 @ 1.86GHz×AMD Opteron 2356+ ADD
Price $187 - BUY $71.95 - BUY
Socket TypeLGA771F (1207)
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed1.9 GHz2.3 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)4 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 0MBL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 2MB
TDP65W75W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$13.69
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2009Q3 2009
# of Samples85
CPU Value4.124.1
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)748(-11.9%)849(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)763(-56.0%)1733(0.0%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon 5120 @ 1.86GHz
763
AMD Opteron 2356
1,733
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon 5120 @ 1.86GHz
4.1
AMD Opteron 2356
24.1
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon 5120 @ 1.86GHz
748
AMD Opteron 2356
849
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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.
Intel Xeon 5120 @ 1.86GHz AMD Opteron 2356
Max TDP65W75W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.