Opteron X3421 vs Ultra 5 238V
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 238V outperforms Opteron X3421 by a whopping 449% 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 | 842 | 2123 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Power efficiency | 25.71 | 5.30 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Lunar Lake (2024) | Excavator (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 24 September 2024 (1 year ago) | 10 June 2017 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 5 238V and Opteron X3421 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 4 | no data |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | 4 | no data |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 37 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 2.5 MB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 82 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 5 238V and Opteron X3421 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 | FCBGA2833 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 238V and Opteron X3421. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 5 238V and Opteron X3421 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 238V and Opteron X3421 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 238V and Opteron X3421. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Arc™ 130V GPU | Radeon Rx Series 8CU |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.85 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 238V and Opteron X3421 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 238V and Opteron X3421 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 238V and Opteron X3421 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.2 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 238V and Opteron X3421.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 8 |
| PCI support | 5.0 and 4.0 | no data |
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 | 10.32 | 1.88 |
| Recency | 24 September 2024 | 10 June 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ultra 5 238V has a 448.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.
Opteron X3421, on the other hand, has 13.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core Ultra 5 238V is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron X3421 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core Ultra 5 238V is a notebook processor while Opteron X3421 is a server/workstation one.
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