Xeon E5-2448L vs Opteron 4332 HE
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2448L outperforms Opteron 4332 HE by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon E5-2448L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1819 | 1423 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 3.58 | 5.74 |
| Architecture codename | Seoul (2012) | Sandy Bridge-EN (2012) |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (12 years ago) | 14 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon E5-2448L 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 288 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | 20480 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 294 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 1,270 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon E5-2448L 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 | 2 |
| Socket | C32 | 1356 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 70 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon E5-2448L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Security technologies
Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon E5-2448L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon E5-2448L are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon E5-2448L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
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.
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 | 2.44 | 4.22 |
| Recency | 4 December 2012 | 14 May 2012 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 70 Watt |
Opteron 4332 HE has an age advantage of 6 months, and 7.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2448L, on the other hand, has a 73% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
The Xeon E5-2448L is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 4332 HE in performance tests.
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