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.

AMD Opteron 6212

AMD Opteron 6284 SE

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	2094	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™)