Apple M3 Max 14-Core vs Opteron 3380
Aggregate performance score
M3 Max 14-Core outperforms Opteron 3380 by a whopping 738% 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 | 1949 | 320 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M3 |
| Power efficiency | 1.61 | 11.28 |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Delhi (2012−2013) | no data |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (12 years ago) | 30 October 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 3380 and M3 Max 14-Core 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.748 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.06 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 92000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 3380 and M3 Max 14-Core 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM3+ | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 78 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 3380 and M3 Max 14-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 3380 and M3 Max 14-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 3380 and M3 Max 14-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 3380 and M3 Max 14-Core.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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 | 2.47 | 20.71 |
| Recency | 4 December 2012 | 30 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 14 |
| Threads | 8 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 78 Watt |
Opteron 3380 has 20% lower power consumption.
Apple M3 Max 14-Core, on the other hand, has a 738.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads, and a 966.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M3 Max 14-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 3380 in performance tests.
Be aware that Opteron 3380 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M3 Max 14-Core is a notebook one.
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