Winner
AMD Opteron 1356
CPUBoss recommends the AMD Opteron 1356 based on its performance and power consumption.
See full details AMD Opteron 1356 vs Athlon X2 6400+ |
Released April, 2008
AMD Opteron 1356
- 2.3 GHz
- Quad core
4.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 1356
 | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 60.94W |
| | Slightly more l3 cache 2 MB | | More cores 4 |
VS
First seen on June, 2012
AMD Athlon X2 6400+
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
4.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Athlon X2 6400+
| | Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.42 GHz | | Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score 968 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 1356 vs 6400+ among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 4.8 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
 | Winner |
Cast your vote Do you agree or disagree with CPUBoss?
VS
AMD Opteron 1356CPUBoss Winner |  | |
Differences What are the advantages of each
| |||||||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Much lower typical power consumption | 60.94W | vs | 101.56W | 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Slightly more l3 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 2 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 0.5 MB/core l3 cache per core is just OK | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 18.07 $/year | vs | 30.11 $/year | 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 65.7 $/year | vs | 109.5 $/year | 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Slightly better PassMark score | 2,765 | vs | 1,795 | Around 55% better PassMark score | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.38 pt/W | vs | 0.56 pt/W | Around 2.5x better performance per watt | |||
| |||||||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | vs | 2.94 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score | 968 | vs | 840 | More than 15% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.53 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Report a correction
Benchmarks Real world tests of Opteron 1356 vs Athlon X2 6400+
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Opteron 1356 | vs | Athlon X2 6400+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM2 | |||
| AM2+ | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 75W | 125W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 18.07 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 65.7 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.38 pt/W | 0.56 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 60.94W | 101.56W | |
details | Opteron 1356 | vs | Athlon X2 6400+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 1.2 - UnknownV | 1.35 - 1.4V | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.94 GHz | 3.42 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.3 GHz | 3.53 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,009.8 | 1,625.2 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.94 GHz | 3.42 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
 AMD Opteron 1356  Report a correction |  AMD Athlon X2 6400+ Report a correction |
Follow us
Compare
Related Comparisons
Popular Comparisons
 | VS |  |
| $300 | $305 | |
| Intel Core i5 2500 vs Xeon W3520 | ||
 | VS |  |
| $350 | $272 | |
| Intel Core i7 6700K vs 4790K | ||
 | VS |  |
| $281 | ||
| AMD A8 6410 vs Intel Core i5 4200U | ||
 | VS |  |
| $281 | ||
| AMD A9 7th Gen A9-9410 vs Intel Core i5 6200U | ||
 | VS |  |
| $225 | $134 | |
| Intel Core i3 3217U vs Celeron 847 | ||
 | VS |  |
| $180 | ||
| AMD A6 5200 vs Intel Core i5 3470 | ||
 | VS |  |
| $161 | $275 | |
| Intel Pentium N3540 vs Core i3 4005U | ||
