AMD Opteron 2354 vs AMD Opteron 6328

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2354 and AMD Opteron 6328 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2354

  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 76 °C vs 71.70°C
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Maximum core temperature 76 °C vs 71.70°C
L1 cache 512 KB vs 384 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6328

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1442 vs 899
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9508 vs 3242
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 8 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1442 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark 9508 vs 3242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2354
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6328

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
899
1442
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3242
9508
Name AMD Opteron 2354 AMD Opteron 6328
PassMark - Single thread mark 899 1442
PassMark - CPU mark 3242 9508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 33.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.195

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 2354 AMD Opteron 6328

Essentials

Architecture codename Barcelona
Family Opteron AMD Opteron
Launch date 9 April 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $455
Place in performance rating 2316 2237
Processor Number 2354
Vertical segment Server Server
OPN Tray OS6328WKT8GHK
Series AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2200 MHz 3.2 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 2 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 76 °C 71.70°C
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 4 8
Transistor count 463 million
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz
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Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR2 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported Fr2(1207) G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 115 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)