AMD Opteron X2170 vs AMD Opteron 6274

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2170 and AMD Opteron 6274 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Opteron X2170

AMD Opteron 6274

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2170

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
4.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	September 2016 vs November 2011
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6274

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 974 vs 832
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10313 vs 1911

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	974 vs 832
PassMark - CPU mark	10313 vs 1911

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X2170
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6274

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

974

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1911

10313

Name	AMD Opteron X2170	AMD Opteron 6274
PassMark - Single thread mark	832	974
PassMark - CPU mark	1911	10313
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	857
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2540
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2540

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2170	AMD Opteron 6274
Essentials
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle	Interlagos
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	September 2016	November 2011
Place in performance rating	2147	2067
Series	AMD Opteron X2100 Series APU	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$909
OPN Tray		OS6274WKTGGGU
Price now		$210
Value for money (0-100)		6.82
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	4	16
Die size		316 mm
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FT3	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	115 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Graphics Core Next Architecture
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
X86 SoC Technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)