Opteron 3320 EE vs Xeon E5507

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5507 and Opteron 3320 EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2320	2323
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.08	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.44	4.56
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Delhi (2012−2013)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	4 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$457	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5507 and Opteron 3320 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.27 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	263 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	731 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5507 and Opteron 3320 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1366	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5507 and Opteron 3320 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
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5507 and Opteron 3320 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 E5507 and Opteron 3320 EE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5507 and Opteron 3320 EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	144 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5507 and Opteron 3320 EE.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.26	1.25
Recency	16 March 2010	4 December 2012
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	25 Watt

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