AMD Opteron 3350 HE vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3350 HE 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 3350 HE

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 104% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 69.10°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1263 vs 770
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4009 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.10°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	4009 vs 1486

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3350 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1263

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4009

1486

Name	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263	770
PassMark - CPU mark	4009	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Woodcrest
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	June 2006
OPN Tray	OS3350HOW4KHK
Place in performance rating	1814	446
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	2.8 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	69.10°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 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	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 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)