Intel vs AMD
Intel Xeon E31270 testing with a Supermicro X9SCL/X9SCM and Matrox MGA G200eW WPCM450 on Ubuntu 10.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Intel: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E31270 @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Supermicro X9SCL/X9SCM, Chipset: Intel Device 0108, Memory: 8192 MB + 4096 MB + 8192 MB + 4096 MB 1333MHz, Disk: 2 x 2000GB Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT1, Graphics: Matrox MGA G200eW WPCM450, Network: Intel 82574L Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 3.0.0-14-server (x86_64), Display Driver: matrox, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext3

AMD: 

	Processor: 2 x AMD Opteron 4274 HE @ 2.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-91F7, Chipset: ATI RD890 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4 x 8192 MB 1333MHz, Disk: 64GB 9750-4i DISK + 2936GB 9750-4i DISK, Graphics: ASPEED ASPEED Family, Network: Intel 82574L Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 3.0.0-14-server (x86_64), Display Driver: aspeed, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext3


OpenSSL 1.0.0e
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Intel . 87.85 |================================================================
AMD ... 51.75 |======================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Add - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Intel . 13858.64 |=============================================================
AMD ... 9660.43  |===========================================


Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Intel . 29233.88 |=============================================================
AMD ... 15359.85 |================================


John The Ripper 1.7.9
Test: MD5
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Intel . 14578 |================================================================
AMD ... 12066 |=====================================================


SQLite 3.7.3
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Intel . 33.85 |================================================================
AMD ... 9.05  |=================