Opteron 3380 vs Xeon X5650

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5650
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.73
+38.1%

Xeon X5650 outperforms Opteron 3380 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5650 and Opteron 3380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15011713
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.25no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.583.79
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Delhi (2012−2013)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$53no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5650 and Opteron 3380 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8192 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5650 and Opteron 3380 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5650 and Opteron 3380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5650 and Opteron 3380 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 X5650 and Opteron 3380 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 X5650 and Opteron 3380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5650 and Opteron 3380.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 X5650 3.73
+38.1%
Opteron 3380 2.70

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 X5650 5710
+38.1%
Opteron 3380 4134

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.73 2.70
Recency 16 March 2010 4 December 2012
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X5650 has a 38.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more threads.

Opteron 3380, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more physical cores, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 3380 in performance tests.


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