AMD Opteron 3320 EE Benchmarks?

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Howdy folks.

Found an AMD Opteron 3320 EE going for £171 on ebay inc postage. Just found out about opteron processors, and the 20W TDP completely intrigues me.

Thing is, I havenae found any benchmarks for it. Would anybody have any residin' somewhere?

Ideally, it'd be compared against the usual CPUs; 965 BE, i5 2500k, 8350, i7 3930K, etc.

Thanks in advance.
 
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On paper, this is a neat CPU. Specs can be found here:

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-Opteron%203320%20EE%20-%20OS3320SJW4KHK.html

Having used server grade Opterons in desktops in the past, I can tell you they perform well. They are built for stability and reliability, so don't plan to OC. They will computationally perform on par with a similarly clocked Phenom, in fact, performance will be indistinguishable between the 2 of them. The only issue you may find is one of motherboard compatibility.

This version will certainly run cool and sip power. Do you intend to use as a gaming platform (not really built for that) or a server/general purpose system (should be excellent for either)?

Regarding benchmarks, you will have a...
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On paper, this is a neat CPU. Specs can be found here:

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-Opteron%203320%20EE%20-%20OS3320SJW4KHK.html

Having used server grade Opterons in desktops in the past, I can tell you they perform well. They are built for stability and reliability, so don't plan to OC. They will computationally perform on par with a similarly clocked Phenom, in fact, performance will be indistinguishable between the 2 of them. The only issue you may find is one of motherboard compatibility.

This version will certainly run cool and sip power. Do you intend to use as a gaming platform (not really built for that) or a server/general purpose system (should be excellent for either)?

Regarding benchmarks, you will have a hard time finding any direct comparisons (server vs. desktop grade CPUs). You can infer performance by comparing a similar AMD CPU of the same speed.
 
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The idea I was having, was to chuck my TX3 Evo ontop and super clock the lil' ah heck and use it as a mega gaming proccy. Welp, that got dispelled pretty quickly.

Thanks anyway. 'Preciate it.
 
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OCing with Opterons can be difficult (if not impossible). They are locked CPUs (at least recent ones have been). That makes sense, too, as they are designed for server/workstation use where stability, reliability, precision, etc rules over raw speed.

But to simon12's point, it really is a downclocked BD CPU that is locked to be as efficient as possible (think his density server farms from a noise, power, and heat standpoint).
 
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