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.

AMD Opteron 3260 HE

AMD Opteron 6282 SE

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	2258	2594
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™)