AMD Opteron 4238 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4238 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 4238

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 69°C
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1313 vs 966

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313 vs 966

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

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
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 7236

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	9239 vs 7236

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4238
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1313

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7236

9239

Name	AMD Opteron 4238	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313	966
PassMark - CPU mark	7236	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4238	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4238WLU6KGU	OS6272WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1651	1514
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)		$325
Price now		$658.89
Value for money (0-100)		3.02
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.1 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	3.7 GHz	3 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	2200 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™)