AMD Opteron 4332 HE vs AMD Opteron 6378

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4332 HE and AMD Opteron 6378 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 4332 HE

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1285 vs 1065
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1285 vs 1065

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6378

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • 10 more threads: 16 vs 6
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 68°C
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x 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
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13236 vs 5614
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 6
Maximum core temperature 69°C vs 68°C
L1 cache 768 KB vs 288 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13236 vs 5614

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4332 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6378

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1285
1065
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5614
13236
Name AMD Opteron 4332 HE AMD Opteron 6378
PassMark - Single thread mark 1285 1065
PassMark - CPU mark 5614 13236

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 4332 HE AMD Opteron 6378

Essentials

Architecture codename Seoul Abu Dhabi
Family AMD Opteron AMD Opteron
Launch date n/d November 2012
OPN Tray OS4332OFU6KHK OS6378WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating 1826 1807
Series AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $396
Price now $199.99
Value for money (0-100) 3.17

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 2.4 GHz
Die size 315 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 288 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 6 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 3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 6 16
Number of threads 6 16
Transistor count 1200 million 2400 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 4
Sockets supported C32 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 115 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)