AMD Opteron 1389 vs AMD Opteron X3216

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and AMD Opteron X3216 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8192x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 32 GB
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Maximum memory size 256 TB vs 32 GB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X3216

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X3216

Name AMD Opteron 1389 AMD Opteron X3216
PassMark - Single thread mark 1102
PassMark - CPU mark 2079
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 736
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 736
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 875
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2315

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 1389 AMD Opteron X3216

Essentials

Architecture codename K10 Toronto
Launch date 1 Jun 2009 Q2'17
Launch price (MSRP) $269
Place in performance rating 2044 1992
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.9 GHz 1600 MHz
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 28 nm
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
64 bit support
Maximum frequency 3000 MHz

Memory

Maximum memory size 256 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 DDR4-1600
ECC memory support
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AM2+, AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt
Configurable TDP 12-15 Watt

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 4
Processor graphics Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics API support

DirectX 12

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)