AMD Opteron 6238 vs AMD Opteron 4334

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6238 and AMD Opteron 4334 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 6238

AMD Opteron 4334

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 67.70°C
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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8206 vs 6099

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 67.70°C
L1 cache	576 KB vs 288 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8206 vs 6099

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 1076

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208 vs 1076

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6238
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4334

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1076

1208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8206

6099

Name	AMD Opteron 6238	AMD Opteron 4334
PassMark - Single thread mark	1076	1208
PassMark - CPU mark	8206	6099

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6238	AMD Opteron 4334
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6238WKTCGGU	OS4334WLU6KHK
Place in performance rating	1947	1905
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Seoul
Launch date		n/d
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	67.70°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	12	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)