AMD Opteron 4284 vs AMD Opteron 6140

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4284 and AMD Opteron 6140 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 4284

AMD Opteron 6140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4284

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 69°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt

Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 69°C
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6140

2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	1024 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4284
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6140

Name	AMD Opteron 4284	AMD Opteron 6140
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369
PassMark - CPU mark	8560

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4284	AMD Opteron 6140
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4284WLU8KGU	OS6140WKT8EGO
Place in performance rating	1654	not rated
Series	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		OS6140WKT8EGOWOF
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	1024 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	C32	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	115 Watt