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| AMD Opteron 3280 vs FX 8350 |
Released March, 2012
AMD Opteron 3280
- 2.4 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 3280
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | ![]() | Significantly better performance per watt 10.33 pt/W |
![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year | ![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 8350
- 4 GHz
- Octa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the FX 8350
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 4 GHz |
![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.69 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 159.66W | 3x lower typical power consumption | |||
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Significantly better performance per watt | 10.33 pt/W | vs | 5.72 pt/W | More than 80% better performance per watt | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 56.1 $/year | 3.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 159.62 $/year | 2.8x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
Much higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 65% higher clock speed | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 4.2 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | Around 25% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.69 GHz | vs | 2.87 GHz | Around 65% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,525 | vs | 875 | Around 75% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 8.79 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 3.8x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Better PassMark score | 9,134 | vs | 5,330 | More than 70% better PassMark score | |||
Newer | Oct, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2012 | Release date 7 months later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Opteron 3280 vs FX 8350
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Opteron 3280
2,986
FX 8350
11,483
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Opteron 3280
900
FX 8350
2,193
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Opteron 3280
1,710,000 MB/s
FX 8350
2,470,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Opteron 3280
7,233
FX 8350
10,956
GeekBench
Opteron 3280
7,233
FX 8350
12,796
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Opteron 3280
5,330
FX 8350
9,134
PassMark (Single Core)
Opteron 3280
875
FX 8350
1,525
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Opteron 3280 | vs | FX 8350 |
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Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz | |
Cores | Octa core | Octa 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 | 125W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 56.1 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 159.62 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 10.33 pt/W | 5.72 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 159.66W | |
bus | |||
Clock speed | 2,600 MHz | 2,600 MHz |
details | Opteron 3280 | vs | FX 8350 |
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Threads | 8 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 8 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 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 12 | 21 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 61.1°C | Unknown - 61°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.87 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 8.79 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.87 GHz | 4.69 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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