Opteron 3350 HE vs Xeon X5460

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5460
2007
120 Watt
1.62
Opteron 3350 HE
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.70
+4.9%

Opteron 3350 HE outperforms Xeon X5460 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5460 and Opteron 3350 HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20872044
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.283.58
Architecture codenameno dataDelhi (2012−2013)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5460 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed3.16 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cacheno data4096 KB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data315 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5460 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Opteron 3350 HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5460 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 X5460 and Opteron 3350 HE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5460 and Opteron 3350 HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5460 and Opteron 3350 HE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Xeon X5460 1.62
Opteron 3350 HE 1.70
+4.9%

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.

Xeon X5460 2572
Opteron 3350 HE 2699
+4.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 1.70
Recency 1 October 2007 4 December 2012
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 45 Watt

Opteron 3350 HE has a 4.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon X5460 and Opteron 3350 HE.


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