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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 962
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6909 vs 3973

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 962
PassMark - CPU mark	6909 vs 3973

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

Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 68°C
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6909

3973

Name	AMD Opteron 4274 HE	AMD Opteron 6212
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	962
PassMark - CPU mark	6909	3973

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4274 HE	AMD Opteron 6212
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4274OFU8KGU	OS6212WKT8GGU
Place in performance rating	2089	2246
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