AMD EPYC 7261 vs AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7261 and AMD Opteron 6282 SE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7261

AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7261

4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Number of cores	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7261
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Name	AMD EPYC 7261	AMD Opteron 6282 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark		517
PassMark - CPU mark		7130

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7261	AMD Opteron 6282 SE
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	PS7261BEV8RAF	OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	not rated	2717
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Interlagos
Launch date		November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,090
Price now		$129.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.65
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	16
64 bit support
Die size		316 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm
Maximum core temperature		64.40°C
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz/2666 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Sockets supported		G34
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)