AMD Opteron X3216 vs AMD Opteron 4226

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X3216 and AMD Opteron 4226 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron X3216

AMD Opteron 4226

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X3216

Around 96674% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm

Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4226

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
L1 cache	288 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X3216
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4226

Name	AMD Opteron X3216	AMD Opteron 4226
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	736
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	736
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	875
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2315
PassMark - Single thread mark		1157
PassMark - CPU mark		3400

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X3216	AMD Opteron 4226
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toronto
Launch date	Q2'17
Place in performance rating	2057	2031
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4226WLU6KGU
Series		AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1600 MHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	6
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
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Memory
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-15 Watt
Sockets supported		C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)