AMD Opteron 3280 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The AMD Opteron 3280 has 8 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the AMD Opteron series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM3+ socket and was released in Q1/2012.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the AMD Opteron 3280. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD Opteron 3280. |
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| Name: | AMD Opteron 3280 |
| Family: | AMD Opteron |
| CPU group: | AMD Opteron 3000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 1 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 8 / 8 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 8x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.50 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): | 2.70 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | DDR3-1866 |
| Max. Memory: | |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | 2.0 x 16 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The AMD Opteron 3280 is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 8.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 32 nm |
| Chip design: | |
| Socket: | AM3+ |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 8.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Zurich (Bulldozer) |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date: | Q1/2012 |
| Release price: | 229 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz)
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Opteron 3280 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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.
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Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
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Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz |
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AMD A6-3410MX
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz |
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Intel Celeron J1750
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N3050
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Atom Z3770D
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD A4-6210
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz |
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Intel Atom Z3775D
4C 4T @ 1.49 GHz |
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AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz |
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AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz |
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