AMD Opteron 4226 vs AMD Opteron 6274

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4226 and AMD Opteron 6274 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 4226

AMD Opteron 6274

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4226

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 69°C
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1157 vs 974

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1157 vs 974

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6274

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x 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
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10313 vs 3400

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
L1 cache	768 KB vs 288 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10313 vs 3400

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4226
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6274

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1157

974

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3400

10313

Name	AMD Opteron 4226	AMD Opteron 6274
PassMark - Single thread mark	1157	974
PassMark - CPU mark	3400	10313

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4226	AMD Opteron 6274
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4226WLU6KGU	OS6274WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	2042	2067
Series	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Interlagos
Launch date		November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$909
Price now		$210
Value for money (0-100)		6.82
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	6	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	C32	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	115 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)