AMD Opteron 3280 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD Opteron 6272 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, 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
• Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
• Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1036 vs 966
• Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 1356
• Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 6923

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
• 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
• Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 61.10°C
• 2x 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
• 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 3723

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3280
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1036 966
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3723 9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1866 1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	7007 6923

Compare specifications (specs)