AMD Opteron 6212 vs AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6212 and AMD Opteron 6284 SE 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 6212

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 64.40°C
  • Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1085 vs 857
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 71.70°C vs 64.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1085 vs 857

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 4007
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 10619 vs 4007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6212
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6284 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1085
857
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4007
10619
Name AMD Opteron 6212 AMD Opteron 6284 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1085 857
PassMark - CPU mark 4007 10619

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6212 AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6212WKT8GGU OS6284YETGGGU
Place in performance rating 2093 2123
Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Interlagos
Launch date May 2012

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.7 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.70°C 64.40°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 8 16
Number of threads 8 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 316 mm
Transistor count 2400 million

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported G34 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)