AMD Opteron 4274 HE vs AMD Opteron 6274

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4274 HE and AMD Opteron 6274 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 4274 HE

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 974
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1037 vs 974

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6274

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 68°C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x 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 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10313 vs 6909
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 69°C vs 68°C
L1 cache 768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 10313 vs 6909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4274 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6274

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1037
974
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6909
10313
Name AMD Opteron 4274 HE AMD Opteron 6274
PassMark - Single thread mark 1037 974
PassMark - CPU mark 6909 10313

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 4274 HE AMD Opteron 6274

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS4274OFU8KGU OS6274WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating 2089 2067
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) $909
Price now $210
Value for money (0-100) 6.82

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.2 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 68°C 69°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.1 GHz
Number of cores 8 16
Number of threads 8 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 316 mm
Transistor count 2400 million

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
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™)