AMD Opteron 3320 EE vs Intel Xeon E5540

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3320 EE and Intel Xeon E5540 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 E5540

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3320 EE

CPU is newer: launch date 15 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 80 Watt

Launch date	2012 vs March 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5540

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 70°C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1113 vs 774
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4841 vs 2675

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 70°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1113 vs 774
PassMark - CPU mark	4841 vs 2675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3320 EE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

774

1113

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2675

4841

Name	AMD Opteron 3320 EE	Intel Xeon E5540
PassMark - Single thread mark	774	1113
PassMark - CPU mark	2675	4841
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1596

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3320 EE	Intel Xeon E5540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Nehalem EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	2012	March 2009
OPN Tray	OS3320SJW4KHK
Place in performance rating	2515	2441
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$30
Price now		$35
Processor Number		E5540
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		40.05
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.9 GHz	2.53 GHz
Die size	315 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1200 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)