AMD Opteron 1389 vs AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and AMD Opteron 6284 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 Opteron 1389

AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1102 vs 857

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102 vs 857

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 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
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 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	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10619 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6284 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

857

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

10619

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	AMD Opteron 6284 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	857
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	10619

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	AMD Opteron 6284 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Interlagos
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$269
Place in performance rating	2141	2127
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6284YETGGGU
Series		AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.7 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		64.40°C
Maximum frequency		3.4 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	4
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	140 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)