Opteron 6328 vs Xeon E7450
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7450 outperforms Opteron 6328 by an impressive 87% 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 | 1347 | 1874 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.24 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 2.66 | 1.11 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | no data | Abu Dhabi (2012) |
| Release date | 1 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 5 November 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $575 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7450 and Opteron 6328 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 | no data | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L3 Cache | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.9V-1.45V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7450 and Opteron 6328 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 | 4 |
| Socket | PGA604 | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7450 and Opteron 6328. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E7450 and Opteron 6328 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 E7450 and Opteron 6328 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7450 and Opteron 6328. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7450 and Opteron 6328.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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 | 5.67 | 3.03 |
| Recency | 1 July 2008 | 5 November 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 115 Watt |
Xeon E7450 has a 87.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 27.8% lower power consumption.
Opteron 6328, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon E7450 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 6328 in performance tests.
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