Opteron 3380 vs Phenom II X3 P860
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 P860 and Opteron 3380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1696 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Delhi (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (13 years ago) | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 P860 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 8192 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8192 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 315 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 P860 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P860 and Opteron 3380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P860 and Opteron 3380 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P860 and Opteron 3380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P860 and Opteron 3380.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 4 December 2012 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 8 |
| Threads | 3 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Phenom II X3 P860 has 160% lower power consumption.
Opteron 3380, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 P860 and Opteron 3380. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Phenom II X3 P860 is a notebook processor while Opteron 3380 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P860 and Opteron 3380, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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