Opteron 4332 HE vs Xeon X5698

Place in the ranking	1842	1749
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.58	3.58
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Seoul (2012)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	4 December 2012 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5698 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	6
Base clock speed	4.4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	288 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6144 KB
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	239 mm²	315 mm²
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5698 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 configuration	2	2
Socket	1366	C32
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5698 and Opteron 4332 HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5698 and Opteron 4332 HE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5698 and Opteron 4332 HE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5698 and Opteron 4332 HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5698 and Opteron 4332 HE.

PCIe version

2.0

no 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 X5698 2.18

Opteron 4332 HE 2.47
+13.3%

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 X5698 3447

Opteron 4332 HE 3911
+13.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.18	2.47
Recency	14 February 2011	4 December 2012
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	6
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Opteron 4332 HE has a 13.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Opteron 4332 HE is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5698 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5698 and Opteron 4332 HE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.