AMD Opteron 3380 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3380 and AMD Opteron 6272 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 3380

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.30°C vs 69°C
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1054 vs 966

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054 vs 966

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 6384

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9239 vs 6384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3380
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6384

9239

Name	AMD Opteron 3380	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	966
PassMark - CPU mark	6384	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3380	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Interlagos
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	November 2011
OPN Tray	OS3380OLW8KHK	OS6272WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1964	1513
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$325
Price now		$658.89
Value for money (0-100)		3.02
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Die size	315 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	8	16
Transistor count	1200 million	2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3+	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)