Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron Battle Head to Head

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Test Setup

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System Hardware I
Processor(s) I2x Intel Xeon Processor (Woodcrest core)3.0 GHz, FSB1333, 4 MB L2 Cache
Processor(s) II2x Intel Xeon Processor (Dempsey core)3.73 GHz, FSB 1066, 4 MB L2 Cache
PlatformSupermicro X7DBR-E (LGA 771)Intel Blackford MCH Chipset, BIOS 07/07/2006
RAMHynix HYMP512F72BP8N2-Y5 (DDR2-667 FB)4x 1 GB, CL5-5-5-11 Timings
System Hard DriveWestern Digital Raptor X WD1500ADFD150 GB; 10,000 rpm; 16 MB Cache; SerialATA/150
Data Hard DriveWestern Digital Raptor 740AD74 GB; 10,000 rpm; 8 MB Cache; SerialATA/150
Mass Storage Controller(s)Intel ESB-2 I/O bridge
Graphics CardOn-Board GraphicsATI ES1000, 16 MB
System Hardware II
Processor(s)2x AMD Opteron Processor (Italy core)2.6 GHz, FSB800, 2 MB L2 Cache
PlatformSupermicro H8DSP-I (Socket 940)ServerWorks HT2000 Chipset, BIOS 06/30/2006
RAMHynix HYMD512G726CFP4N (DDR-400 ECC-Reg)4x 1 GB, CL3-3-3-8 Timings
System Hard DriveWestern Digital Raptor X WD1500ADFD150 GB; 10,000 RPM; 16 MB Cache; SerialATA/150
Data Hard DriveWestern Digital Raptor 740AD74 GB; 10,000 RPM; 8 MB Cache; SerialATA/150
Mass Storage Controller(s)ServerWorks HT1000
Graphics CardOn-Board GraphicsATI Rage XL, 8 MB
System Software & Drivers
OSMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1
AMD CPU DriverVersion 1.3.2.16
Platform DriverIntel Chipset Installation Utility 8.1.1.1001
Graphics DriverDefault Windows Graphics Driver

Benchmark And Settings

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Video
TMPEG 3.0 ExpressVersion: 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)182 MB VOB MPEG2-source (704x576) 16:9
DivX 6.25Version: 6.25 (4 Logical CPUs)Definition Profile: High Definition ProfileMultipass, 3000 kbit/sEncoding mode: Insane Quality
XviD 1.2.0Version: 1.2.0 SMP BetaEncoding type: Twopass - Single passProfile @ Level: DXN HT PALTarget size (kbytes): 570000
Audio
Lame MP3Version 3.97 Beta 2 (11-29-2005)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 74 minwave to mp3160 kbps
OGGVersion 1.1.2 (Intel P4 MOD)Version 1.1.2 (Intel AMD MOD)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 74 minwave to oggQuality: 5
Applications
WinrarVersion 3.61 (Dual-Core)(303 MB, 47 Files, 2 Folders)Compression = BestDictionary = 4096 kB
Autodesk 3D Studio MaxVersion: 8.0Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"rendering 1280x1024 Frames 1,3,5-12
CinebenchVersion 9.564 BitX CPU
Synthetic
EverestVersion 3.01.652Cache & Memory Benchmark
SiSoftware Sandra 2007Version 2007.5.10.98CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMediaMemory Test = Bandwidth BenchmarkMemory Latency Test = ns
LinpackVersion 3.064 Bit
SunGardAdaptiv Credit RiskVersion 3.0
Other
Intel C++ CompilerVersion 9.1.030
Intel Fortran CompilerVersion 9.1.029
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