AMD Opteron 4274 HE vs AMD Opteron 6212

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4274 HE and AMD Opteron 6212 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 4274 HE

AMD Opteron 6212

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4274 HE

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5776 vs 4007

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5776 vs 4007

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6212

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 68°C
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1085 vs 1060

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 68°C
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1085 vs 1060

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4274 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6212

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1060

1085

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5776

4007

Name	AMD Opteron 4274 HE	AMD Opteron 6212
PassMark - Single thread mark	1060	1085
PassMark - CPU mark	5776	4007

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4274 HE	AMD Opteron 6212
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4274OFU8KGU	OS6212WKT8GGU
Place in performance rating	1973	2002
Series	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	C32	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt