AMD Opteron 3250 HE vs AMD Opteron 6328

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3250 HE and AMD Opteron 6328 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 3250 HE

AMD Opteron 6328

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3250 HE

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6328

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1442 vs 1003
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9508 vs 2061

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1442 vs 1003
PassMark - CPU mark	9508 vs 2061

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3250 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6328

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1003

1442

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2061

9508

Name	AMD Opteron 3250 HE	AMD Opteron 6328
PassMark - Single thread mark	1003	1442
PassMark - CPU mark	2061	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 3250 HE	AMD Opteron 6328
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3250HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3250HOW4MGU	OS6328WKT8GHK
Place in performance rating	2157	2158
Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		71.70°C
Number of cores		8
Number of threads		8
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	115 Watt