AMD FX-4130
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AMD FX-4130 vs AMD Opteron 3280. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2012
AMD FX-4130
AMD FX-4130
Released
Q1/2012
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AMD Opteron 3280
AMD Opteron 3280

What's the best choice AMD FX-4130 or AMD Opteron 3280? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-4130 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q3/2012.

AMD Opteron 3280 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2012.

Differences

AMD FX-4130 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-4130
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1373 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 37% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-4130 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1167 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1204 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    649 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    566 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    682 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    460 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    947 place
AMD Opteron 3280 Reasons to consider
AMD Opteron 3280
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1278 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.52 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Opteron 3280 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    566 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    843 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    789 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    787 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-4130 AMD FX-4130
AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow AMD Opteron
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-4100/4200 left arrow AMD Opteron 3000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD FX-4130. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-4130 and AMD Opteron 3280 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-4130 and AMD FX-4130, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Zambezi (Bulldozer) left arrow Zurich (Bulldozer)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow Q1/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-4130 and AMD Opteron 3280.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1909
AMD FX-4130
924
AMD Opteron 3280
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
5588
AMD FX-4130
3024
AMD Opteron 3280
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
4154
AMD FX-4130
5533
AMD Opteron 3280

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