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.

 

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™)