AMD Opteron 4365 vs AMD Opteron 6166 HE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4365 and AMD Opteron 6166 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron 4365

AMD Opteron 6166 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4365

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 69°C
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 85 Watt

Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 69°C
L2 cache	8 MB vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 85 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6166 HE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
4x 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

Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	12 vs 8
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4365	AMD Opteron 6166 HE
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN Tray		OS6166VATCEGO
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	8	12
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Memory
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	C32	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt	85 Watt