Opteron 4376 HE vs Xeon 5120
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 5120 and Opteron 4376 HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Woodcrest (2006) | Seoul (2012) |
| Release date | June 2006 (18 years ago) | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5120 and Opteron 4376 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 8192 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8192 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 65 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5120 and Opteron 4376 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 configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | LGA771 | C32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5120 and Opteron 4376 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 |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon 5120 and Opteron 4376 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 Xeon 5120 and Opteron 4376 HE 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 5120 and Opteron 4376 HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
Opteron 4376 HE has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon 5120 and Opteron 4376 HE. We've got no test results to judge.
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