Ryzen 5 5500 vs Opteron 6378

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6378 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1395	569
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.08	59.28
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi (2012)	Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date	5 November 2012 (11 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$396	no data
Current price	$335 (0.8x MSRP)	$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500 has 5389% better value for money than Opteron 6378.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6378 and Ryzen 5 5500 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (per die)	16 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	315 mm2	180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	2,400 million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6378 and Ryzen 5 5500 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
Socket	G34	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6378 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6378 and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6378 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6378 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Opteron 6378 by 230% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.81	12.56
Recency	5 November 2012	4 April 2022
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

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