AMD Opteron 6212 vs AMD Opteron 6328

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6212 and AMD Opteron 6328 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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 6212

AMD Opteron 6328

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6328

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1442 vs 962
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9508 vs 3973

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1442 vs 962
PassMark - CPU mark	9508 vs 3973

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6212
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6328

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

962

1442

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3973

9508

Name	AMD Opteron 6212	AMD Opteron 6328
PassMark - Single thread mark	962	1442
PassMark - CPU mark	3973	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 6212	AMD Opteron 6328
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6212WKT8GGU	OS6328WKT8GHK
Place in performance rating	2246	2247
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	115 Watt