AMD Opteron 3280 vs AMD EPYC 7401P

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD EPYC 7401P 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 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
• 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
• 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 699

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401P

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
• 40 more threads: 48 vs 8
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
• 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1680 vs 1048
• 7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27836 vs 3752
• Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7285 vs 7007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3280
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401P

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1048 1680
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3752 27836
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1866 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	7007 7285

Compare specifications (specs)