AMD Opteron 6282 SE vs AMD Opteron 254

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6282 SE and AMD Opteron 254 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 6282 SE

AMD Opteron 254

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
15 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 1
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
15.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 451

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2011 vs August 2005
Number of cores	16 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7130 vs 451

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 254

Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 92 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 578 vs 517

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	92 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	578 vs 517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6282 SE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 254

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

517

578

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7130

451

Name	AMD Opteron 6282 SE	AMD Opteron 254
PassMark - Single thread mark	517	578
PassMark - CPU mark	7130	451

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6282 SE	AMD Opteron 254
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Troy
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2011	August 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,090
OPN Tray	OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2680	2870
Price now	$129.99
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	20.65
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
Die size	316 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	16	1
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2400 million	106 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	G34	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	92 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)