Opteron 4332 HE vs Xeon W3580

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W3580
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.36
Opteron 4332 HE
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
2.56
+8.5%

Opteron 4332 HE outperforms Xeon W3580 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3580 and Opteron 4332 HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18041744
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.83no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.663.59
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Seoul (2012)
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$215no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W3580 and Opteron 4332 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed3.33 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)288 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)6144 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size263 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3580 and Opteron 4332 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1366C32
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3580 and Opteron 4332 HE. 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
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon W3580 and Opteron 4332 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 W3580 and Opteron 4332 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 W3580 and Opteron 4332 HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size24 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 cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3580 and Opteron 4332 HE.

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 W3580 2.36
Opteron 4332 HE 2.56
+8.5%

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 W3580 3609
Opteron 4332 HE 3911
+8.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.36 2.56
Recency 9 August 2009 4 December 2012
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon W3580 has 33.3% more threads.

Opteron 4332 HE, on the other hand, has a 8.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W3580 and Opteron 4332 HE.


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