Ryzen 5 3500U vs Opteron 6276
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Opteron 6276 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 6276 and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1393 | 1322 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 44 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.17 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Interlagos (2011−2012) | Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 14 November 2011 (12 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $119 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6276 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (per die) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 316 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | 4940 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6276 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 | 4 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | G34 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6276 and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6276 and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6276 and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6276 and Ryzen 5 3500U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.12 | 4.51 |
| Recency | 14 November 2011 | 6 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 15 Watt |
Opteron 6276 has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ryzen 5 3500U, on the other hand, has a 9.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 666.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Opteron 6276 and Ryzen 5 3500U.
Be aware that Opteron 6276 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6276 and Ryzen 5 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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