AMD Opteron 6281 vs AMD Opteron 6344

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6281 and AMD Opteron 6344 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 6281

• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
• 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
• Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 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
• Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7279 vs 6069

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6344

• 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
• Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1231 vs 1129

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6281
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6344

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1129 1231
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	7279 6069

Compare specifications (specs)