Opteron 43CX EE vs Xeon 5060

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5060 and Opteron 43CX EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameDempsey (2006)Seoul (2012)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5060 and Opteron 43CX EE 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache0 KB192 KB
L2 cache2 MB4096 KB
L3 cache0 KB8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data315 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5060 and Opteron 43CX EE 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 configuration12
SocketPLGA771C32
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5060 and Opteron 43CX EE. 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5060 and Opteron 43CX EE 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 5060 and Opteron 43CX EE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5060 and Opteron 43CX EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

Opteron 43CX EE has 100% more physical cores, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

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