AMD Opteron 4238 vs AMD Opteron 6380

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4238 and AMD Opteron 6380 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 4238

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 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 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1313 vs 1133
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 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 1133

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6380

  • 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 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12377 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 12377 vs 7236

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4238
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6380

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1313
1133
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7236
12377
Name AMD Opteron 4238 AMD Opteron 6380
PassMark - Single thread mark 1313 1133
PassMark - CPU mark 7236 12377

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 4238 AMD Opteron 6380

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS4238WLU6KGU OS6380WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating 1744 1762
Series AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Abu Dhabi
Launch date November 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $1,150
Price now $89.99
Value for money (0-100) 33.00

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.5 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 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 6 16
Number of threads 6 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 315 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 4

Advanced Technologies

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)