AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs AMD Opteron 6234

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and AMD Opteron 6234 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 6128 HE

• Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
• Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
• 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
• Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 55°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 6339

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6234

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	883 887
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	6339 8644

Compare specifications (specs)