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.

 

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 2143 2123
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
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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™)