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.

 

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 1550 1603
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™)