AMD Opteron 4334 vs AMD Opteron 6378

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4334 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.

AMD Opteron 4334

AMD Opteron 6378

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 1018

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208 vs 1018

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 2% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 67.70°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
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12352 vs 6099

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 67.70°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	12352 vs 6099

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4334
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6378

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6099

12352

Name	AMD Opteron 4334	AMD Opteron 6378
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	6099	12352

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4334	AMD Opteron 6378
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Abu Dhabi
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	November 2012
OPN Tray	OS4334WLU6KHK	OS6378WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating	1906	1889
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	3.1 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	67.70°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 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)	95 Watt	115 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)