AMD® Opteron™ 3280

The AMD Opteron 3280 is a server processor with 8 cores and 8 threads. It launched in Mar 2012. Clocks run from 2.4 GHz base to 2.7 GHz boost. A 8-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.0 MB per core). It uses the AM3+ socket. Rated TDP is 65 W.

The AMD Opteron 3280 scores 1,062 in single-core performance and 3,783 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 2,004 for overall performance, 3,946 for productivity performance, 3,992 for creator performance, 3,878 for engineering performance and 4,132 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 473 per core, 473 per thread and 58 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 249. Its performance index is 25, so its overall performance is 75% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Opteron 3280 scores 13,993 in integer math, 7,041 in floating-point math, 61,894 in compression, 1,151 in cryptography, 402 in physics simulation, 1,865 in vector SIMD, 23 in the prime sieve and 8,215 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 76% below in integer math, 85% below in floating-point math, 73% below in compression, 90% below in cryptography, 63% below in physics simulation, 88% below in vector SIMD, 66% below in the prime sieve and 64% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Opteron 3280 has 8 physical cores and runs 8 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 2.40 GHz and boosts up to 2.70 GHz.

The AMD Opteron 3280 is a server processor and belongs to the AMD Opteron family. It launched in Mar 2012.

The AMD Opteron 3280 has 8 MB of L2 cache and 8 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 16.0 MB of cache, or 2.00 MB per core. Feex has no recorded L1 cache size for this processor.

The AMD Opteron 3280 has a 2-level cache hierarchy: L2 at 8 MB and L3 at 8 MB. L2 is the largest level and makes up about 50% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Opteron 3280 uses the AM3+ socket.

The AMD Opteron 3280 has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

It launched at a price of $229.

Feex has recorded 38% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Opteron 3280. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L1 Cache (Total), L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Max Memory, Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth, Memory Types, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same AM3+ socket as the AMD Opteron 3280 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD FX-6120, AMD FX-6100, AMD FX-6200, AMD FX-8100 and AMD Opteron 3365.