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 | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Opteron 3280 vs FX 6300
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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