Opteron 6378 vs Xeon X5650
Aggregated performance score
Opteron 6378 outperforms Xeon X5650 by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Xeon X5650 and Opteron 6378 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1379 | 1357 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.25 | 0.30 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Abu Dhabi (2012) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 5 November 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $53 | $396 |
| Current price | $34 (0.6x MSRP) | $1166 (2.9x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Opteron 6378 has 20% better value for money than Xeon X5650.
Technical specs
Xeon X5650 and Opteron 6378 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5650 and Opteron 6378 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 | 4 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5650 and Opteron 6378. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| 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 |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5650 and Opteron 6378 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 6378 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 X5650 and Opteron 6378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5650 and Opteron 6378.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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.
Opteron 6378 outperforms Xeon X5650 by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Opteron 6378 outperforms Xeon X5650 by 3% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 3.70 | 3.81 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 5 November 2012 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 16 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Cost | $53 | $396 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 115 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5650 and Opteron 6378. The differences in performance seem too small.
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