A6-5400K vs Opteron 6380

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6380 and A6-5400K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1291	2498
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.45	0.02
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi (2012)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	5 November 2012 (11 years ago)	2 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,150	no data
Current price	$323 (0.3x MSRP)	$163

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Opteron 6380 has 7150% better value for money than A6-5400K.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6380 and A6-5400K 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (per die)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	315 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	2,400 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6380 and A6-5400K 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	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6380 and A6-5400K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6380 and A6-5400K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6380 and A6-5400K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon HD 7540D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6380 and A6-5400K.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

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.

Opteron 6380 outperforms A6-5400K by 427% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.32	0.82
Recency	5 November 2012	2 October 2012
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	16	2
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

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