AMD Opteron 6308 vs AMD Opteron 252

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6308 and AMD Opteron 252 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6308

AMD Opteron 252

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6308

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 252

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 92 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	92 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6308
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 252

Name	AMD Opteron 6308	AMD Opteron 252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	20.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.802
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		760

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6308	AMD Opteron 252
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6308WKT4GHK
Place in performance rating	2942	3245
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Troy
Launch date		February 2005
Launch price (MSRP)		$63
Price now		$63.36
Value for money (0-100)		3.54
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.40°C
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum frequency		2.6 GHz
Transistor count		106 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	92 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2