AMD Opteron 6278 vs AMD Opteron 6276

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6278 and AMD Opteron 6276 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 6278

AMD Opteron 6276

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1007 vs 916
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13733 vs 9168

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs November 2011
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1007 vs 916
PassMark - CPU mark	13733 vs 9168

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6278
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6276

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1007

916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13733

9168

Name	AMD Opteron 6278	AMD Opteron 6276
PassMark - Single thread mark	1007	916
PassMark - CPU mark	13733	9168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1688
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		15.75
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		39.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		18.974

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6278	AMD Opteron 6276
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Interlagos
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	May 2012	November 2011
OPN Tray	OS6278WKTGGGU	OS6276WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1767	1749
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$119
Price now		$79.99
Value for money (0-100)		33.18
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Die size	316 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	2400 million	2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	4
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™)