AMD Opteron 6378 vs AMD Opteron 6168

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6378 and AMD Opteron 6168 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 6378

AMD Opteron 6168

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6378

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
Around 74% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1018 vs 845

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs March 2010
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12288 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018 vs 845

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6168

4.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15745 vs 12352

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	6144 KB (per core) vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15745 vs 12352

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6378
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6168

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1018

845

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12352

15745

Name	AMD Opteron 6378	AMD Opteron 6168
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018	845
PassMark - CPU mark	12352	15745

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6378	AMD Opteron 6168
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Magny-Cours
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$396
OPN Tray	OS6378WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating	1898	1971
Price now	$199.99
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	3.17
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz
Die size	315 mm	346 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB (shared)
L2 cache	16 MB	6144 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2400 million	1800 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Memory
Supported memory frequency	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™)