Opteron 3365 vs Xeon L5640

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5640
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
2.92
+13.2%
Opteron 3365
2013
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
2.58

Xeon L5640 outperforms Opteron 3365 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5640 and Opteron 3365 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16511725
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.53no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.613.76
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Delhi (2012−2013)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$200no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon L5640 and Opteron 3365 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.26 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5640 and Opteron 3365 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5640 and Opteron 3365. 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 L5640 and Opteron 3365 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 L5640 and Opteron 3365 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 L5640 and Opteron 3365. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5640 and Opteron 3365.

PCIe version2.02.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 L5640 2.92
+13.2%
Opteron 3365 2.58

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 L5640 4645
+13.2%
Opteron 3365 4105

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon L5640 398
Opteron 3365 423
+6.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon L5640 1934
Opteron 3365 1974
+2.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.92 2.58
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon L5640 has a 13.2% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more threads, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

Opteron 3365, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.

The Xeon L5640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 3365 in performance tests.


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