AMD Opteron 8356 vs 8224 SE |
Released April, 2008
AMD Opteron 8356
- 2.3 GHz
- Quad core
5.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 8356
 | More cores 4 | | Newer manufacturing process 65 nm |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 60.94W | | More l3 cache 2 MB |
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Released August, 2007
AMD Opteron 8224 SE
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 8224 SE
| | Much higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.27 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.2 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 8356 vs 8224 SE 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 | |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| 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 | 96.69W | More than 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| More l3 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 65.7 $/year | vs | 104.24 $/year | More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 18.07 $/year | vs | 28.67 $/year | More than 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2008 | vs | Aug, 2007 | Release date 8 months later | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.27 GHz | vs | 2.43 GHz | Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Opteron 8356 vs 8224 SE
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Opteron 8356 | vs | 8224 SE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| F | |||
| 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 | 119W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 18.07 $/year | 28.67 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 65.7 $/year | 104.24 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.16 pt/W | 1.36 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 60.94W | 96.69W | |
details | Opteron 8356 | vs | 8224 SE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 8 | 8 | |
| Clock multiplier | 11 | 16 | |
| Voltage range | 1 - UnknownV | 1.32 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | 0 - 55°C | 0 - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.43 GHz | 3.27 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.43 GHz | 3.27 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 | |
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