AMD Opteron 3260 HE vs AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3260 HE and AMD Opteron 6282 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 3260 HE

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 900 vs 517
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 900 vs 517

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 64.40°C vs 61.10°C
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x 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
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 2283
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 64.40°C vs 61.10°C
L1 cache 768 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7130 vs 2283

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3260 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6282 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
900
517
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2283
7130
Name AMD Opteron 3260 HE AMD Opteron 6282 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark 900 517
PassMark - CPU mark 2283 7130

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 3260 HE AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron AMD Opteron
OPN PIB OS3260HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray OS3260HOW4MGU OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating 2354 2680
Series AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Interlagos
Launch date November 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $1,090
Price now $129.99
Value for money (0-100) 20.65

Performance

Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.6 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 61.10°C 64.40°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 16
Number of threads 4 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 316 mm
Transistor count 2400 million

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3+ G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)