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).

 

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 1858 1829
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
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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™)