AMD Opteron 6366 HE vs AMD Opteron 6278

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6366 HE and AMD Opteron 6278 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 6366 HE

AMD Opteron 6278

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6366 HE

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1167 vs 1007

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs May 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1167 vs 1007

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 65°C
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13733 vs 10265

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 65°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13733 vs 10265

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6366 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1167

1007

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10265

13733

Name	AMD Opteron 6366 HE	AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark	1167	1007
PassMark - CPU mark	10265	13733

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6366 HE	AMD Opteron 6278
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Interlagos
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	May 2012
OPN Tray	OS6366VATGGHK	OS6278WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1696	1767
Price now	$199.99
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	11.05
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	315 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	2400 million	2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	4
Sockets supported	G34	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	115 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)