i5-9400F vs Opteron 6276

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6276
2011
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
4.00
Core i5-9400F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.96
+49%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Opteron 6276 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6276 and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14291108
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.489.43
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency3.298.68
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date14 November 2011 (13 years ago)8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9400F has 72% better value for money than Opteron 6276.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6276 and Core i5-9400F 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads166
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (per die)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size316 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6276 and Core i5-9400F 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 configuration41 (Uniprocessor)
SocketG34FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6276 and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Opteron 6276 and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6276 and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6276 and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6276 and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 6276 4.00
i5-9400F 5.96
+49%

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.

Opteron 6276 6348
i5-9400F 9467
+49.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Opteron 6276 357
i5-9400F 1403
+293%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Opteron 6276 2441
i5-9400F 4907
+101%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.00 5.96
Recency 14 November 2011 8 January 2019
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 16 6
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 65 Watt

Opteron 6276 has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

i5-9400F, on the other hand, has a 49% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 76.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-9400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6276 in performance tests.

Be aware that Opteron 6276 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6276 and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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