Xeon 2.66 vs Opteron 2350 HE
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 3422 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.30 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Barcelona (2008) | Prestonia (2002) |
| Release date | October 2008 (17 years ago) | November 2002 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 2350 HE and Xeon 2.66 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB (shared) | 16 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | 217 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 76 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 463 million | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 2350 HE and Xeon 2.66 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 configuration | no data | 2 |
| Socket | Fr2 | 604 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 79 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 79 Watt | 89 Watt |
Opteron 2350 HE has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 12.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Opteron 2350 HE and Intel Xeon 2.66. We've got no test results to judge.
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