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AMD Opteron 144 vs Intel Xeon E5530

The Intel Xeon E5530 @ 2.40GHz is newer than AMD Opteron 144 and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing and is significantly faster in single-thread testing. However, Intel Xeon E5530 @ 2.40GHz uses around 18% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 70 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 144×Intel Xeon E5530 @ 2.40GHz+ ADD
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Socket Type939LGA1366
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed1.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedUp to 2.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores1 (Threads: 1)4 (Threads: 8)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 1.0MB, L1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 8MB
TDP67W80W
Yearly Running Cost$12.23$14.60
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2008Q2 2009
# of Samples268
CPU Value10.691.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)3763(-67.3%)1150(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)316(-88.4%)2729(0.0%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Opteron 144
316
Intel Xeon E5530 @ 2.40GHz
2,729
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Opteron 144
10.6
Intel Xeon E5530 @ 2.40GHz
91.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Opteron 144
376
Intel Xeon E5530 @ 2.40GHz
1,150
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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 144 Intel Xeon E5530 @ 2.40GHz
Max TDP67W80W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.130.16
Running cost per day$0.034$0.040
Power consumption per year (kWh)48.958.4
Running cost per year$12.23$14.60
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.