AMD Opteron X3216 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X3216 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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, 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 X3216

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X3216

Around 80981% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 3.7 GHz

Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 3.7 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3x 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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X3216
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Name	AMD Opteron X3216	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
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		2134
PassMark - CPU mark		9106
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 X3216	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toronto	Zen
Launch date	Q2'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1992	1951
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1600 MHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Die size		192 mm
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
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Memory
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption