AMD Opteron 3280
AMD A10-6790K
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Comparing AMD A10-6790K vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparison of video cards AMD A10-6790K vs AMD Opteron 3280 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD Opteron 3280

Top features of AMD Opteron 3280

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  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 4
    2 times more threads
  • Performance per watt
    65 W left arrow 100 W
    About 1.54 0.97 times less performance per watt
AMD A10-6790K

Top features of AMD A10-6790K

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  • Higher clock speed
    4.10 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
    Around 41% better clock speed
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
    Around 19 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD A10-6790K is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD Opteron 3280 left arrow AMD A10-6790K
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Family AMD Opteron left arrow AMD A
Generation 1 left arrow 3
CPU group AMD Opteron 3000 left arrow AMD A10-6000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Opteron 3280 vs AMD A10-6790K by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 2.40 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
CPU Cores 8 left arrow 4
Turbo (1 Core) 3.50 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
CPU Threads 8 left arrow 4
Hyperthreading No left arrow No
Overclocking No left arrow Yes
Core architecture normal left arrow normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD A10-6790K along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon HD 8670D
GPU frequency left arrow 0.84 GHz
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo
Execution units left arrow 6
Shader left arrow 384
Max. GPU Memory -- left arrow 2 GB
Max. displays left arrow 2
Generation left arrow 5
DirectX Version left arrow 11.2
Technology left arrow 32 nm
Release date left arrow Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD A10-6790K. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow Decode
VP9 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow Decode
VC-1 No left arrow Decode
JPEG No left arrow Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD A10-6790K you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
ECC Yes left arrow No
Memory channels 2 left arrow 2
PCIe version 2.0 left arrow
PCIe lanes 16 left arrow

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD A10-6790K.

Specification Value
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Opteron 3280 or AMD A10-6790K? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 65 W left arrow 100 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD A10-6790K CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L3-Cache 8.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
Architecture Zurich (Bulldozer) left arrow Richland (Piledriver)
Technology 32 nm left arrow 32 nm
Socket AM3+ left arrow FM2
Release date Q1/2012 left arrow Q4/2013

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD A10-6790K.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown left arrow Unknown

Benchmarks

Real tests AMD Opteron 3280 vs AMD A10-6790K

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 can be used for multi-core processor performance benchmark testing.

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

It tests entire and overall performance of the central processing unit (mathematical calculations, compression and decompression speed, 2D&3D graphic tests).

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is the benchmark for Intel and AMD 64-bit processors.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 benchmark supports AMD and Intel multi-core processors.

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