AMD Opteron 6212 vs AMD Opteron 6234

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6212 and AMD Opteron 6234 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6212

• Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
• Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 70.40°C
• Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1085 vs 887

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 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 4007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6212
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6234

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1085 887
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4007 8644

Compare specifications (specs)