AMD Opteron 1385 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1385 and AMD Opteron 6272 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 1385

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1385

Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1035 vs 966

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1035 vs 966

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 1898

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2011 vs 1 Jun 2009
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9239 vs 1898

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1385
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1035

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1898

9239

Name	AMD Opteron 1385	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1035	966
PassMark - CPU mark	1898	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1385	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Interlagos
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$325
Place in performance rating	2118	1514
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6272WKTGGGU
Price now		$658.89
Series		AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)		3.02
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	4	16
64 bit support
Die size		316 mm
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	115 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)