Opteron 4386 vs Xeon E5520
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5520 and Opteron 4386 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1998 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.58 | no data |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Seoul (2012) |
Release date | March 2009 (15 years ago) | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $19 | no data |
Current price | $81 (4.3x MSRP) | $32 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5520 and Opteron 4386 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
Threads | 8 | 8 |
Base clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 8192 KB |
L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 263 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 731 million | 1,200 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5520 and Opteron 4386 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 | 2 | 2 |
Socket | FCLGA1366 | C32 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5520 and Opteron 4386. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | no data | + |
FMA | no data | + |
AVX | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5520 and Opteron 4386 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 Xeon E5520 and Opteron 4386 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5520 and Opteron 4386. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 144 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 95 Watt |
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