AMD Opteron A1170 vs AMD FX-6330

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron A1170 and AMD FX-6330 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 A1170

AMD FX-6330

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron A1170

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 32 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	January 2016 vs December 2015
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 288 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6330

Around 80% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 4096 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron A1170
CPU 2: AMD FX-6330

Name	AMD Opteron A1170	AMD FX-6330
PassMark - Single thread mark		1531
PassMark - CPU mark		4433

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron A1170	AMD FX-6330
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seattle	Vishera
Launch date	January 2016	December 2015
Place in performance rating	not rated	1628
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	288 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB (shared)	6144 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Die size		315 mm
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt	125 Watt
Sockets supported		AM3+
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)