Xeon Gold 5403N vs Opteron 140 EE
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 140 EE and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | no data |
| Release date | February 2004 (20 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 140 EE and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 140 EE and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 | no data |
| Socket | 940 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 140 EE and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Opteron 140 EE and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 140 EE and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 140 EE and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4000 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 140 EE and Xeon Gold 5403N.
| PCIe version | no data | 4 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 115 Watt |
Opteron 140 EE has 283.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5403N, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 140 EE and Xeon Gold 5403N. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 140 EE and Xeon Gold 5403N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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