AMD Opteron 6348 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6348 and AMD Opteron 6272 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.

AMD Opteron 6348

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6348

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 69°C
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1344 vs 966
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13470 vs 9239

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs November 2011
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 69°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1344 vs 966
PassMark - CPU mark	13470 vs 9239

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
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

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	768 KB vs 576 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6348
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1344

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13470

9239

Name	AMD Opteron 6348	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1344	966
PassMark - CPU mark	13470	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6348	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Interlagos
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	November 2011
OPN Tray	OS6348WKTCGHK	OS6272WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1594	1617
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$325
Price now		$658.89
Value for money (0-100)		3.02
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Die size	315 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	2400 million	2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
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™)