AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs AMD Opteron X3216

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AMD Phenom II X4 840T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Opteron X3216
AMD Phenom II X4 840T AMD Opteron X3216

CPU comparison

AMD Phenom II X4 840T or AMD Opteron X3216 - 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 Phenom II X4 840T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 840T was released in Q3/2010.

The AMD Opteron X3216 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3216 was released in Q2/2015.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family AMD Opteron (4)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) CPU group AMD Opteron X3000 (3)
4 Generation 0
Deneb (K10) Architecture Toronto (Excavator)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X4 840T is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.20 GHz). The AMD Opteron X3216 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (3.00 GHz).

AMD Phenom II X4 840T Characteristic AMD Opteron X3216
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Phenom II X4 840T Characteristic AMD Opteron X3216
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto)
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 0
Technology
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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 iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Phenom II X4 840T supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3216 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Phenom II X4 840T Characteristic AMD Opteron X3216
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR4-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Phenom II X4 840T has a TDP of 95 W, that of the AMD Opteron X3216 is 15 W.

AMD Phenom II X4 840T Characteristic AMD Opteron X3216
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 840T has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD Opteron X3216 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

AMD Phenom II X4 840T Characteristic AMD Opteron X3216
45 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3 Socket FP4
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, AMD-Vt
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2010 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 840T (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 (97%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 840T (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 (57%)

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 Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 840T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
469 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
456 (97%)

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 Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 840T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1578 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
751 (48%)

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 Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 840T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2246 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
1475 (66%)

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 Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 840T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
533 (100%)

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 Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 840T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
764 (100%)

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 Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 840T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto) @ 0.80 GHz
410 (100%)

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 Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 840T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
84 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 840T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
324 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Phenom II X4 840T AMD Opteron X3216
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