AMD Opteron 6238 vs AMD Opteron 6274

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6238 and AMD Opteron 6274 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 69°C
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1076 vs 974
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 70.40°C vs 69°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1076 vs 974

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6274

  • 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 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10313 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 10313 vs 8206

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6238
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6274

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1076
974
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8206
10313
Name AMD Opteron 6238 AMD Opteron 6274
PassMark - Single thread mark 1076 974
PassMark - CPU mark 8206 10313

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6238 AMD Opteron 6274

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6238WKTCGGU OS6274WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating 1947 2001
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) $909
Price now $210
Value for money (0-100) 6.82

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.2 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 3.1 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™)