AMD Opteron 6366 HE vs AMD Opteron 6378

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6366 HE and AMD Opteron 6378 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 6378

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6366 HE

Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1167 vs 1065

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1167 vs 1065

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6378

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 65°C
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13236 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	13236 vs 10265

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6366 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6378

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1167

1065

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10265

13236

Name	AMD Opteron 6366 HE	AMD Opteron 6378
PassMark - Single thread mark	1167	1065
PassMark - CPU mark	10265	13236

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6366 HE	AMD Opteron 6378
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	November 2012
OPN Tray	OS6366VATGGHK	OS6378WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating	1794	1807
Price now	$199.99	$199.99
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	11.05	3.17
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$396
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	315 mm	315 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™)