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| AMD Opteron 8380 vs FX 8320 |
Released November, 2008
AMD Opteron 8380
- 2.5 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 8380
![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 60.94W |
![]() | More l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 18.07 $/year |
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 8320
- 3.5 GHz
- Octa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the FX 8320
![]() | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | ![]() | Is unlocked Yes |
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 60.94W | vs | 101.56W | 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
More l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 18.07 $/year | vs | 30.11 $/year | 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 65.7 $/year | vs | 109.5 $/year | 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 2 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
Significantly higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | 40% higher clock speed | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.56 GHz | vs | 3.11 GHz | More than 45% 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 | |||
Slightly more l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
Newer | Oct, 2012 | vs | Nov, 2008 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.75 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | More than 90% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 61.1 °C | vs | 55 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature |
Features Key features of the Opteron 8380 vs FX 8320
clock speed
Opteron 8380
2.5 GHz
FX 8320
3.5 GHz
L2 cache
Opteron 8380
2 MB
FX 8320
8 MB
L3 cache
Opteron 8380
6 MB
FX 8320
8 MB
overclocked clock speed (air)
Opteron 8380
3.11 GHz
FX 8320
4.56 GHz
overclocked clock speed (water)
Opteron 8380
2.5 GHz
FX 8320
4.75 GHz
TDP
Opteron 8380
75W
FX 8320
125W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Opteron 8380 | vs | FX 8320 |
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Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
Socket type | |||
F | |||
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 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
ABM | |||
BMI1 | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 75W | 125W | |
Annual home energy cost | 18.07 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 65.7 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
Typical power consumption | 60.94W | 101.56W | |
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Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,600 MHz |
details | Opteron 8380 | vs | FX 8320 |
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Threads | 4 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 8 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 12 | 20 | |
Voltage range | 1.3 - UnknownV | 0.8 - 1.43V | |
Operating temperature | 0 - 55°C | Unknown - 61.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.11 GHz | 4.56 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 4.75 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.11 GHz | 4.56 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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