AMD Opteron 6212 vs AMD Opteron 3380

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6212 and AMD Opteron 3380 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 6212

AMD Opteron 3380

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6212

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 70.30°C
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1085 vs 1054

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 70.30°C
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1085 vs 1054

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6384 vs 4007

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6384 vs 4007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6212
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3380

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1085

1054

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4007

6384

Name	AMD Opteron 6212	AMD Opteron 3380
PassMark - Single thread mark	1085	1054
PassMark - CPU mark	4007	6384

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6212	AMD Opteron 3380
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6212WKT8GGU	OS3380OLW8KHK
Place in performance rating	2000	1962
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Delhi
Launch date		n/d
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C	70.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)