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 | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Opteron 3280 vs FX 8350
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 8350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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