AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Core i5-6600

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AMD Opteron 3280 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-6600
AMD Opteron 3280 Intel Core i5-6600

CPU comparison

AMD Opteron 3280 or Intel Core i5-6600 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Opteron 3280 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron 3280 was released in Q1/2012.

The Intel Core i5-6600 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6600 was released in Q3/2015.
AMD Opteron Family Intel Core i5
AMD Opteron 3000 CPU group Intel Core i 6000
1 Generation 6
Zurich (Bulldozer) Architecture Skylake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i5-7600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Opteron 3280 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Opteron 3280 is 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-6600 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-6600 is at --.

8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Opteron 3280 or Intel Core i5-6600 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
Execution units 24
Shader 192
Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Opteron 3280 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i5-6600 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1600, DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
L2 Cache
8.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Opteron 3280 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i5-6600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Opteron 3280 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-6600 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3+ Socket LGA 1151
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2012 Release date Q3/2015
229 $ Release price 250 $
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1041 (100%)
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3741 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
381 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1411 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) results



Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1278 (100%)
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3648 (100%)
Show all Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) results



Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
966 (100%)
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3167 (100%)
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
5533 (92%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
6035 (100%)
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
559.4 (100%)
Show all Blender 2.81 (bmw27) results



CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1586 (100%)
Show all CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core) results



V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

V-Ray is a 3D rendering software from the manufacturer Chaos for designers and artists. Unlike many other render engines, V-Ray is capable of so-called hybrid rendering, in which the CPU and GPU work together at the same time.

However, the CPU benchmark we used (CPU Render Mode) only uses the system's processor. The working memory used plays a major role in the V-Ray benchmark. For our benchmarks we use the fastest RAM standard approved by the manufacturer (without overclocking).

Due to the high compatibility of V-Ray (including Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, SketchUp, Unreal Engine and Blender), it is a frequently used software. With V-Ray, for example, photorealistic images can be rendered that laypeople cannot distinguish from normal photos.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2614 (100%)
Show all V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark results



Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
166 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
506 (85%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
597 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core) results



Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
924 (22%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
4141 (100%)
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
3024 (25%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
12099 (100%)
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1.98 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
6.51 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.

AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz
36.2 (100%)
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL) results



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