AMD Opteron 6274 vs AMD Opteron 6168

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6274 and AMD Opteron 6168 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 6274

AMD Opteron 6168

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6274

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
Around 63% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 974 vs 845

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2011 vs March 2010
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12288 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	974 vs 845

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6168

4.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15745 vs 10313

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	6144 KB (per core) vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15745 vs 10313

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6274
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6168

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

974

845

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10313

15745

Name	AMD Opteron 6274	AMD Opteron 6168
PassMark - Single thread mark	974	845
PassMark - CPU mark	10313	15745

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6274	AMD Opteron 6168
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Magny-Cours
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2011	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$909
OPN Tray	OS6274WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	2001	1957
Price now	$210
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	6.82
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
Die size	316 mm	346 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB (shared)
L2 cache	16 MB	6144 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2400 million	1800 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	G34	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	115 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)