AMD Opteron 6238 vs AMD Opteron 6378

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6238 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 6238

AMD Opteron 6378

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 69°C
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1157 vs 1018

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 69°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1157 vs 1018

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6378

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.2 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
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12352 vs 5625

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 576 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12352 vs 5625

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6238
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6378

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1157

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5625

12352

Name	AMD Opteron 6238	AMD Opteron 6378
PassMark - Single thread mark	1157	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	5625	12352

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6238	AMD Opteron 6378
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6238WKTCGGU	OS6378WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating	1868	1806
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	2.6 GHz	2.4 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	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	12	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™)