AMD Opteron 3380 vs AMD FX-8350

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3380 and AMD FX-8350 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 3380

AMD FX-8350

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 70.30°C vs 61°C
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6384 vs 6080

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C vs 61°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6384 vs 6080

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1582 vs 1054

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1582 vs 1054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3380
CPU 2: AMD FX-8350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

1582

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6384

6080

Name	AMD Opteron 3380	AMD FX-8350
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	1582
PassMark - CPU mark	6384	6080
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.137

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3380	AMD FX-8350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Vishera
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	n/d	23 October 2012
OPN Tray	OS3380OLW8KHK	FD8350FRW8KHK
Place in performance rating	2090	2541
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
OPN PIB		FD8350FRHKBOX
Price now		$79.99
Value for money (0-100)		32.95
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	4 GHz
Die size	315 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C	61°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1200 million	1200 Million
Unlocked
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a