AMD Opteron 6220 vs AMD Opteron 6378

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6220 and AMD Opteron 6378 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 6378

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 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1235 vs 1065

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 1065

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6378

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 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13236 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	13236 vs 7951

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6220
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6378

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1235

1065

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7951

13236

Name	AMD Opteron 6220	AMD Opteron 6378
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235	1065
PassMark - CPU mark	7951	13236

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6220	AMD Opteron 6378
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6220WKT8GGU	OS6378WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating	1800	1807
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Abu Dhabi
Launch date		November 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$396
Price now		$199.99
Value for money (0-100)		3.17
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		315 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™)