Opteron 3380 vs Opteron 140

Place in the ranking	3167	1720
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.28	3.89
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer (2003−2005)	Delhi (2012−2013)
Release date	September 2003 (21 year ago)	4 December 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$596	no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron 140 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	1 (Single-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	1	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8192 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	130 nm	32 nm
Die size	193 mm²	315 mm²
Number of transistors	106 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 140 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	940	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 140 and Opteron 3380. 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 Opteron 140 and Opteron 3380 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 140 and Opteron 3380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 140 and Opteron 3380.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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 140 0.25

Opteron 3380 2.67
+968%

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.

Opteron 140 396

Opteron 3380 4249
+973%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.25	2.67
Physical cores	1	8
Threads	1	8
Chip lithography	130 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Opteron 3380 has a 968% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Opteron 3380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 140 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 140 and Opteron 3380, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.