Opteron 3380 vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Opteron 3380 by a whopping 427% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Opteron 3380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 539 | 1718 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 19.93 | 3.79 |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 (2024) | Delhi (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 8500G and Opteron 3380 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 8192 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Opteron 3380 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Opteron 3380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Opteron 3380 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Opteron 3380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Opteron 3380.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.69 | 2.60 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 4 December 2012 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
Ryzen 5 8500G has a 426.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
Opteron 3380, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.
The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 3380 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 8500G is a notebook processor while Opteron 3380 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8500G and Opteron 3380, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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