AMD Opteron X3421 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Opteron X3421 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2015 and belongs to the 0 generation of the AMD Opteron series. To use the AMD Opteron X3421, you'll need a motherboard with a FP4 socket.
Name: AMD Opteron X3421
Family: AMD Opteron
Group: AMD Opteron X3000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 0

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Opteron X3421 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Opteron X3421 is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.4 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Opteron X3421 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Opteron X3421 uses the AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Toronto), which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Toronto)
GPU frequency: 0.8 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 8
Shaders: 512
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 0
Direct X: 0
Technology: 0 nm
Release date: --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: No
VC-1: No
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 35 W
TDP down: 12 W
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD Opteron X3421 is manufactured using a 28 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 28 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FP4
L2-Cache: 2.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Toronto (Excavator)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, AMD-Vt
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2015
Release price: --
Part Number: OX3421AAY43KA
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-13700TE
16C 24T @ 1.1 GHz
820
820
Intel Core i7-13700E
16C 24T @ 1.9 GHz
820
820
AMD Opteron X3421
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
820
820
AMD RX-421BD
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
820
820
Intel Core i7-13700T
16C 24T @ 1.4 GHz
820
820

All benchmarks for AMD Opteron X3421