AMD Opteron 1389 vs AMD Opteron 3250 HE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and AMD Opteron 3250 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1102 vs 1003
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2079 vs 2061
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 512 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1102 vs 1003
PassMark - CPU mark 2079 vs 2061

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3250 HE

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3250 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1102
1003
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2079
2061
Name AMD Opteron 1389 AMD Opteron 3250 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1102 1003
PassMark - CPU mark 2079 2061

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 1389 AMD Opteron 3250 HE

Essentials

Architecture codename K10
Launch date 1 Jun 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $269
Place in performance rating 2043 2156
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN PIB OS3250HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray OS3250HOW4MGU
Series AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor

Performance

Base frequency 2.9 GHz 2.5 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 32 nm
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 4
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz
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Memory

Maximum memory size 256 TB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AM2+, AM3 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 45 Watt