AMD Opteron 6238 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6238 and AMD Opteron 6272 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6238

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 69°C
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1076 vs 966

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 69°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1076 vs 966

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
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 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 8206

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	768 KB vs 576 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9239 vs 8206

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6238
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1076

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8206

9239

Name	AMD Opteron 6238	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1076	966
PassMark - CPU mark	8206	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6238	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6238WKTCGGU	OS6272WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	2000	1617
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Interlagos
Launch date		November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$325
Price now		$658.89
Value for money (0-100)		3.02
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.1 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	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3 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	115 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™)