AMD Opteron 6281 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6281 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 6281

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6281

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2141 vs 1129
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9134 vs 7279

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2141 vs 1129
PassMark - CPU mark	9134 vs 7279

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6281
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

2141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7279

9134

Name	AMD Opteron 6281	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	2141
PassMark - CPU mark	7279	9134
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		942
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.777

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6281	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bulldozer	Zen
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray	OS6281YJTGGGU	YD150BBBM4GAE
Place in performance rating	1962	2023
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	33.18
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch date		29 June 2017
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot