AMD Opteron 4256 EE vs AMD Opteron 4276 HE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4256 EE and AMD Opteron 4276 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron 4256 EE

AMD Opteron 4276 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4256 EE

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4276 HE

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 68°C vs 64°C

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	68°C vs 64°C

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4256 EE	AMD Opteron 4276 HE
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4256HJU8KGU	OS4276OFU8KGU
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	68°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
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Memory
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	C32	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt