Intel Pentium D1508 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D1508 and AMD Opteron 3280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium D1508

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D1508

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1760 vs 1036

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1760 vs 1036

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3723 vs 3240

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3723 vs 3240

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium D1508
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1760

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3240

3723

Name	Intel Pentium D1508	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1760	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	3240	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D1508	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell
Launch date	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1470	1450
Processor Number	D1508
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor D Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN PIB		OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray		OS3280OLW8KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	4	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		61.10°C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	1S Only
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)