AMD Opteron 6376 vs AMD Opteron 6378

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6376 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 6376

AMD Opteron 6378

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6376

Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 1065

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131 vs 1065

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6378

Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13236 vs 12278

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13236 vs 12278

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6376
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6378

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1131

1065

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12278

13236

Name	AMD Opteron 6376	AMD Opteron 6378
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131	1065
PassMark - CPU mark	12278	13236

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6376	AMD Opteron 6378
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	November 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$750	$396
OPN Tray	OS6376WKTGGHK	OS6378WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating	1774	1807
Price now	$65	$199.99
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	42.66	3.17
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.3 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	69°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	2 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	2000 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)	115 Watt	115 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)