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[Dual CPU] AMD Opteron 290

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] AMD Opteron 290 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

[Dual CPU] AMD Opteron 290

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: 940

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2# Threads: 2#

Typical TDP: 95 W#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1024 KB

Other names: Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 290

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 5.30

Overall Rank:
703rd fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $270.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2010-08-04)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1430
Single Thread Rating
1046

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High

#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] AMD Opteron 290

Integer Math6,670 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,562 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,371 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption381.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression34,621 KBytes/Sec
Physics116 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions493 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,046 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] AMD Opteron 290

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,238
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,249
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,378
[Dual CPU] AMD Opteron 290
 1,430
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.33
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.66
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.35
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.28
[Dual CPU] AMD Opteron 290
 5.30
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 2,369
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,779
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,328
[Dual CPU] AMD Opteron 290
 1,046
Last 1 Baselines for [Dual CPU] AMD Opteron 290
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1232668 - May 04 2020
1430
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Opteron 290
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Opteron 290
 1,430
AMD Opteron 1354 vs AMD Opteron 290
 1,635 (+14.4%)
AMD Opteron 2380 vs AMD Opteron 290
 1,548 (+8.3%)
Intel Xeon X5272 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Opteron 290
 1,451 (+1.5%)
Intel Xeon W3503 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Opteron 290
 1,100 (-23.0%)
AMD Opteron 280 vs AMD Opteron 290
 765 (-46.5%)
Intel Xeon 5120 @ 1.86GHz vs AMD Opteron 290
 763 (-46.7%)
Intel Xeon E3110 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Opteron 290
 1,295 (-9.4%)
Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz vs AMD Opteron 290
 1,278 (-10.6%)
Intel Xeon W3505 @ 2.53GHz vs AMD Opteron 290
 1,163 (-18.7%)
Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Opteron 290
 2,044 (+43.0%)
Intel Xeon E5240 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Opteron 290
 1,448 (+1.3%)
Intel Xeon L3110 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Opteron 290
 1,338 (-6.4%)