AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs AMD Opteron 6328

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and AMD Opteron 6328 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 6128 HE

AMD Opteron 6328

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

2.7x 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

L1 cache	1 MB vs 384 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6328

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 55°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x 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 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1442 vs 883
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9508 vs 6339

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 55°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1442 vs 883
PassMark - CPU mark	9508 vs 6339

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6328

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

1442

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6339

9508

Name	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	AMD Opteron 6328
PassMark - Single thread mark	883	1442
PassMark - CPU mark	6339	9508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		14.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		33.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.195

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	AMD Opteron 6328
Essentials
Architecture codename	Maranello
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	29 Mar 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$523
OPN Tray	OS6128VAT8EGO	OS6328WKT8GHK
Place in performance rating	2235	2237
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	3.2 GHz
Die size	346 mm
L1 cache	1 MB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C
Maximum core temperature	55°C	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1808 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333, LV DDR3-1066	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	115 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)