AMD Opteron 4284 vs AMD Opteron 6220

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4284 and AMD Opteron 6220 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 6220

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4284

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1369 vs 1235
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8560 vs 7951

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369 vs 1235
PassMark - CPU mark	8560 vs 7951

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6220

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 70.50°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 70.50°C
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4284
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1369

1235

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8560

7951

Name	AMD Opteron 4284	AMD Opteron 6220
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369	1235
PassMark - CPU mark	8560	7951

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4284	AMD Opteron 6220
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4284WLU8KGU	OS6220WKT8GGU
Place in performance rating	1558	1702
Series	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	3 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	70.50°C	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	C32	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	115 Watt