Opteron 43CX EE vs Xeon E5-2673 V3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Opteron 43CX EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking862not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency8.08no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Seoul (2012)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)4 December 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2673 V3 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size356 mm2315 mm2
Number of transistors2,600 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 V3 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 configuration22
Socket2011-3C32
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Opteron 43CX EE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Opteron 43CX EE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Opteron 43CX EE 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 Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Opteron 43CX EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Opteron 43CX EE.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 4 December 2012
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-2673 V3 has an age advantage of 1 year, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Opteron 43CX EE, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Opteron 43CX EE. We've got no test results to judge.


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