Opteron 3380 vs A6-5350M
Aggregate performance score
Opteron 3380 outperforms A6-5350M by a whopping 263% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2950 | 1968 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.83 | 1.62 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Delhi (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (12 years ago) | 4 December 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-5350M and Opteron 3380 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 8192 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8192 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-5350M and Opteron 3380 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1r2 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5350M and Opteron 3380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5350M and Opteron 3380 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5350M and Opteron 3380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8450G | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-5350M and Opteron 3380 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-5350M and Opteron 3380 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5350M and Opteron 3380.
| PCIe version | Not Listed | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.68 | 2.47 |
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 4 December 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
A6-5350M has an age advantage of 5 months, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
Opteron 3380, on the other hand, has a 263.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The AMD Opteron 3380 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A6-5350M in performance tests.
Be aware that A6-5350M is a notebook processor while Opteron 3380 is a server/workstation one.
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