AMD Opteron 6212 vs AMD Opteron X2170

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6212 and AMD Opteron X2170 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6212

• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
• Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1085 vs 832
• 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4007 vs 1911

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2170

• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
• 4.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6212
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X2170

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1085 832
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4007 1911

Compare specifications (specs)