AMD Opteron 6220 vs AMD Opteron 6238

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6220 and AMD Opteron 6238 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 6220

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 70.40°C
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1235 vs 1157
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7951 vs 5625
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 71.70°C vs 70.40°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1235 vs 1157
PassMark - CPU mark 7951 vs 5625

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

  • 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
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 12 vs 8
L1 cache 576 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 12 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6220
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6238

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1235
1157
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7951
5625
Name AMD Opteron 6220 AMD Opteron 6238
PassMark - Single thread mark 1235 1157
PassMark - CPU mark 7951 5625

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6220 AMD Opteron 6238

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6220WKT8GGU OS6238WKTCGGU
Place in performance rating 1702 1857
Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 3 GHz 2.6 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 576 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.70°C 70.40°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of threads 8 12
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