AMD Opteron 2419 EE vs AMD Opteron 6308

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2419 EE and AMD Opteron 6308 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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).

AMD Opteron 2419 EE

AMD Opteron 6308

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2419 EE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
L1 cache	768 KB vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6308

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 74.40°C vs 68 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% 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

Maximum core temperature	74.40°C vs 68 °C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2419 EE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6308

Name	AMD Opteron 2419 EE	AMD Opteron 6308
PassMark - Single thread mark	396
PassMark - CPU mark	1902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		20.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.802

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2419 EE	AMD Opteron 6308
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10
Launch date	31 Aug 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$989
Place in performance rating	2979	2942
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6308WKT4GHK
Series		AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	74.40°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	4
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Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	256 TB
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	Fr6 (LGA 1207)	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	115 Watt