AMD G-T56N
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AMD G-T56N vs AMD Opteron 3280. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2011
AMD G-T56N
AMD G-T56N
Released
Q1/2012
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AMD Opteron 3280
AMD Opteron 3280

What's the best choice AMD G-T56N 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 G-T56N has a maximum frequency of 1.65 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 18 W. Released in Q1/2011.

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

Differences

AMD G-T56N Reasons to consider
AMD G-T56N
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1781 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    18 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD G-T56N CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1450 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1620 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    894 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    893 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1373 place
AMD Opteron 3280 Reasons to consider
AMD Opteron 3280
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1278 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 1.65 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 2

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 G-T56N AMD G-T56N
AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD G left arrow AMD Opteron
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD G 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
    1.65 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No 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
    AMD Radeon HD 6310 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.49 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    1 left arrow
  • Shader
    80 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    1 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow
  • Generation
    3 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow
  • Technology
    40 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2010 left arrow
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
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Opteron 3280 and AMD G-T56N. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD G-T56N and AMD Opteron 3280 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD G-T56N and AMD G-T56N, 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
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ontario (Bobcat) left arrow Zurich (Bulldozer)
  • Technology
    40 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 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 G-T56N 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
666
AMD G-T56N
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
1222
AMD G-T56N
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
766
AMD G-T56N
5533
AMD Opteron 3280

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