Opteron 3350 HE vs Pentium E5700

Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5700
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.69
Opteron 3350 HE
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.73
+151%

Opteron 3350 HE outperforms Pentium E5700 by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5700 and Opteron 3350 HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27222042
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.993.57
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Delhi (2012−2013)
Release date8 August 2010 (14 years ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$110no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5700 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)4096 KB
L3 cache0 KB8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size82 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5700 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5700 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

Security technologies

Pentium E5700 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 Pentium E5700 and Opteron 3350 HE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5700 and Opteron 3350 HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5700 and Opteron 3350 HE.

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.

Pentium E5700 0.69
Opteron 3350 HE 1.73
+151%

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.

Pentium E5700 1081
Opteron 3350 HE 2699
+150%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 1.73
Recency 8 August 2010 4 December 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Opteron 3350 HE has a 150.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Opteron 3350 HE is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5700 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium E5700 is a desktop processor while Opteron 3350 HE is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5700 and Opteron 3350 HE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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