Opteron 3350 HE vs Xeon X3480
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X3480 outperforms Opteron 3350 HE by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X3480 and Opteron 3350 HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1863 | 2010 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | no data | Delhi (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 1 April 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X3480 and Opteron 3350 HE 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 8192 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3480 and Opteron 3350 HE 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3480 and Opteron 3350 HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| 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 | 36 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X3480 and Opteron 3350 HE 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 X3480 and Opteron 3350 HE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3480 and Opteron 3350 HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3480 and Opteron 3350 HE.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Recency | 1 April 2010 | 4 December 2012 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon X3480 has a 21.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
Opteron 3350 HE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.
The Xeon X3480 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 3350 HE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3480 and Opteron 3350 HE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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