AMD Opteron 3260 HE vs AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3260 HE 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.

AMD Opteron 3260 HE

AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3260 HE

Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 900 vs 774

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	900 vs 774

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 61.10°C
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2675 vs 2283

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 61.10°C
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2675 vs 2283

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3260 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3320 EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

900

774

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2283

2675

Name	AMD Opteron 3260 HE	AMD Opteron 3320 EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	900	774
PassMark - CPU mark	2283	2675

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3260 HE	AMD Opteron 3320 EE
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3260HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3260HOW4MGU	OS3320SJW4KHK
Place in performance rating	2355	2515
Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Delhi
Launch date		2012
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	1.9 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	1400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)