AMD Opteron 6386 SE vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6386 SE 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.

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1297 vs 966
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 9239

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs November 2011
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1297 vs 966
PassMark - CPU mark	12761 vs 9239

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 64.40°C
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 64.40°C
L1 cache	768 KB vs 48 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6386 SE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1297

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12761

9239

Name	AMD Opteron 6386 SE	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1297	966
PassMark - CPU mark	12761	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6386 SE	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Interlagos
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,408	$325
OPN Tray	OS6386YETGGHK	OS6272WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1607	1603
Price now	$149.99	$658.89
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	21.11	3.02
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Die size	315 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	48 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	64.40°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	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	2
Sockets supported	G34	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	115 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)