AMD Opteron 3320 EE vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3320 EE and Intel Xeon 5120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3320 EE

CPU is newer: launch date 17 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 34% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 774 vs 770
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2675 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2012 vs June 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	774 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	2675 vs 1486

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3320 EE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

774

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2675

1486

Name	AMD Opteron 3320 EE	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	774	770
PassMark - CPU mark	2675	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3320 EE	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Woodcrest
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	2012	June 2006
OPN Tray	OS3320SJW4KHK
Place in performance rating	2411	451
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$1,628.48
Processor Number		5120
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.9 GHz	1.86 GHz
Die size	315 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1200 million	291 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)