AMD Opteron 6348 vs AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6348 and AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 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.

AMD Opteron 6348

AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6348

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 11 month(s) later
11 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 1
Around 70% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1344 vs 549
29.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13470 vs 463

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs December 2003
Number of cores	12 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 512 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1344 vs 549
PassMark - CPU mark	13470 vs 463

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6348
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1344

549

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13470

463

Name	AMD Opteron 6348	AMD Athlon 64 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1344	549
PassMark - CPU mark	13470	463
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		834

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6348	AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Clawhammer
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	December 2003
OPN Tray	OS6348WKTCGHK
Place in performance rating	1594	2702
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$65
Price now		$74.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.82
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz
Die size	315 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	12	1
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	2400 million	69 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	89 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)