AMD Opteron 6234 vs AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6234 and AMD Opteron 6284 SE 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 6234

AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 64.40°C
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 887 vs 857

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 64.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	887 vs 857

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 8644

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 576 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10619 vs 8644

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6234
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6284 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

857

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8644

10619

Name	AMD Opteron 6234	AMD Opteron 6284 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	857
PassMark - CPU mark	8644	10619

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6234	AMD Opteron 6284 SE
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6234WKTCGGU	OS6284YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2152	2123
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	2.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	12	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	140 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™)