Opteron 4334 vs Xeon E5630

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5630
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.39
Opteron 4334
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.49
+4.2%

Opteron 4334 outperforms Xeon E5630 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5630 and Opteron 4334 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17751748
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.16no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.832.48
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Seoul (2012)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$73no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5630 and Opteron 4334 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed2.53 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)288 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)6144 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5630 and Opteron 4334 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
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366C32
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5630 and Opteron 4334. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5630 and Opteron 4334 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 E5630 and Opteron 4334 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 E5630 and Opteron 4334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5630 and Opteron 4334.

PCIe version2.0no data

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.

Xeon E5630 2.39
Opteron 4334 2.49
+4.2%

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.

Xeon E5630 3790
Opteron 4334 3949
+4.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.39 2.49
Recency 16 March 2010 4 December 2012
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5630 has 33.3% more threads, and 18.8% lower power consumption.

Opteron 4334, on the other hand, has a 4.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 50% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5630 and Opteron 4334.


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