AMD Opteron 6220 vs AMD Opteron 6278

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6220 and AMD Opteron 6278 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 6220

AMD Opteron 6278

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6220

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 69°C
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1235 vs 1007

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 69°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235 vs 1007

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
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
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13733 vs 7951

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13733 vs 7951

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6220
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1235

1007

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7951

13733

Name	AMD Opteron 6220	AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235	1007
PassMark - CPU mark	7951	13733

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6220	AMD Opteron 6278
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6220WKT8GGU	OS6278WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1704	1765
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	3 GHz	2.4 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	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.3 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	115 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™)