AMD Opteron 2354 vs AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2354 and AMD Opteron 3320 EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2354

  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 76 °C vs 70°C
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 899 vs 774
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3242 vs 2675
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 76 °C vs 70°C
L1 cache 512 KB vs 192 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 899 vs 774
PassMark - CPU mark 3242 vs 2675

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3320 EE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 16 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 115 Watt
Launch date 2012 vs 9 April 2008
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2354
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3320 EE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
899
774
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3242
2675
Name AMD Opteron 2354 AMD Opteron 3320 EE
PassMark - Single thread mark 899 774
PassMark - CPU mark 3242 2675

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 2354 AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Essentials

Architecture codename Barcelona Delhi
Family Opteron AMD Opteron
Launch date 9 April 2008 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $455
Place in performance rating 2316 2515
Processor Number 2354
Vertical segment Server Server
OPN Tray OS3320SJW4KHK
Series AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2200 MHz 1.9 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 2 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 76 °C 70°C
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 463 million 1200 million
Die size 315 mm
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz
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Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR2 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 1400 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Sockets supported Fr2(1207) AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 25 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
PowerNow
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)