Opteron 43CX EE vs i7-980

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-980 and Opteron 43CX EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1344not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.20no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.18no data
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Seoul (2012)
Release date26 June 2011 (13 years ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,109no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-980 and Opteron 43CX EE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.33 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate4.8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-980 and Opteron 43CX EE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366C32
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-980 and Opteron 43CX EE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Core i7-980 and Opteron 43CX EE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-980 and Opteron 43CX EE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-980 and Opteron 43CX EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-980 and Opteron 43CX EE.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 June 2011 4 December 2012
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

i7-980 has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Opteron 43CX EE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-980 and Opteron 43CX EE. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-980 is a desktop processor while Opteron 43CX EE is a server/workstation one.


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