AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Let's find out which one of AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon Gold 6234 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Opteron 3280 Intel Xeon Gold 6234
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Opteron Intel Xeon Gold
• Generation
  1 2
• CPU group
  AMD Opteron 3000 Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200

In this block we are going to compare AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6234 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.40 GHz 3.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.50 GHz 4.00 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 16
• Turbo (8 Cores)
  2.70 GHz 3.70 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon Gold 6234 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon Gold 6234. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon Gold 6234 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1866 DDR4-2933
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 6
• PCIe version
  2.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16 48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon Gold 6234.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Opteron 3280 or Intel Xeon Gold 6234? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 130 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon Gold 6234 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 24.75 MB
• Architecture
  Zurich (Bulldozer) Cascade Lake
• Technology
  32 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  AM3+ LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q1/2012 Q2/2019

List of devices based on AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon Gold 6234.

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