AMD Opteron 3280 vs AMD EPYC 7351P

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD EPYC 7351P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

• Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
• 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
• 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 708
• Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 5027

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7351P

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
• 24 more threads: 32 vs 8
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1788 vs 1036
• 6.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25657 vs 3723

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3280
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7351P

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1036 1788
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3723 25657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1866 708
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	7007 5027

Compare specifications (specs)