Xeon 3.06 vs Opteron 6348
Aggregate performance score
Opteron 6348 outperforms Xeon 3.06 by a whopping 2389% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1503 | 3542 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.65 | 0.08 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Abu Dhabi (2012) | Gallatin (2003−2004) |
| Release date | 5 November 2012 (13 years ago) | March 2003 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6348 and Xeon 3.06 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.07 GHz |
| L1 cache | 576 KB | 16K |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (per die) | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 237 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | 286 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6348 and Xeon 3.06 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Socket | G34 | 604 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 97 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6348 and Xeon 3.06. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6348 and Xeon 3.06 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6348 and Xeon 3.06. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6348 and Xeon 3.06.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.48 | 0.18 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 97 Watt |
Opteron 6348 has a 2388.9% higher aggregate performance score, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon 3.06, on the other hand, has 18.6% lower power consumption.
The AMD Opteron 6348 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon 3.06 in performance tests.
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