AMD Opteron 6282 SE vs Intel Pentium 350

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6282 SE and Intel Pentium 350 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

Intel Pentium 350

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
Around 175% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 350

9.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6282 SE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 350

Name	AMD Opteron 6282 SE	Intel Pentium 350
PassMark - Single thread mark	517
PassMark - CPU mark	7130

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6282 SE	Intel Pentium 350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2011	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,090
OPN Tray	OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2680	not rated
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	131 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2400 million	504 million
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Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)