Opteron 4334 vs A8-3850

Place in the ranking	2171	1775
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	A-Series (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.42	2.48
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Seoul (2012)
Release date	30 June 2011 (13 years ago)	4 December 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and Opteron 4334 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	6
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	288 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	6144 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	228 mm²	315 mm²
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and Opteron 4334 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	2
Socket	FM1	C32
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Opteron 4334. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Opteron 4334 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Opteron 4334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 6550D

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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.

A8-3850 1.49

Opteron 4334 2.47
+65.8%

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.

A8-3850 2383

Opteron 4334 3949
+65.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.49	2.47
Recency	30 June 2011	4 December 2012
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	6
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	95 Watt

Opteron 4334 has a 65.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 5.3% lower power consumption.

The Opteron 4334 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3850 in performance tests.

Note that A8-3850 is a desktop processor while Opteron 4334 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3850 and Opteron 4334, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.