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| AMD Opteron 3280 vs FX 6300 |
Released March, 2012
AMD Opteron 3280
- 2.4 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 3280
![]() | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | ![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
![]() | More cores 8 | ![]() | More threads 8 |
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 6300
- 3.5 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the FX 6300
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.5 GHz |
![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 4.1 GHz | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.75 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 35% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 77.19W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
More cores | 8 | vs | 6 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 6 | 2 more threads | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
Significantly higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 45% higher clock speed | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 4.1 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | More than 20% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.75 GHz | vs | 2.87 GHz | More than 65% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,446 | vs | 875 | More than 65% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.82 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
More l3 cache per core | 1.33 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
Better PassMark score | 6,444 | vs | 5,330 | More than 20% better PassMark score | |||
Newer | Oct, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2012 | Release date 7 months later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Opteron 3280 vs FX 6300
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Opteron 3280
2,986
FX 6300
7,871
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Opteron 3280
900
FX 6300
2,053
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Opteron 3280
1,710,000 MB/s
FX 6300
2,290,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Opteron 3280
7,233
FX 6300
7,447
GeekBench
Opteron 3280
7,233
FX 6300
9,503
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Opteron 3280
5,330
FX 6300
6,444
PassMark (Single Core)
Opteron 3280
875
FX 6300
1,446
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Opteron 3280 | vs | FX 6300 |
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Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz | |
Cores | Octa core | Hexa core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3+ | |||
Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
ABM | |||
BMI1 | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 10.33 pt/W | 9.84 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
Clock speed | 2,600 MHz | 2,600 MHz |
details | Opteron 3280 | vs | FX 6300 |
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Threads | 8 | 6 | |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1.33 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 12 | 20 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 61.1°C | Unknown - 62.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.87 GHz | 4.75 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 4.82 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.87 GHz | 4.75 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 | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3 |
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