AMD Opteron X3216 vs AMD Opteron 6168

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X3216 and AMD Opteron 6168 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron X3216

AMD Opteron 6168

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X3216

Around 157795% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm

Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6168

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
72x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 2
L1 cache	768 KB (shared) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB (per core) vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X3216
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6168

Name	AMD Opteron X3216	AMD Opteron 6168
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	736
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	736
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	875
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2315
PassMark - Single thread mark		845
PassMark - CPU mark		15745

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X3216	AMD Opteron 6168
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toronto	Magny-Cours
Launch date	Q2'17	March 2010
Place in performance rating	2060	2039
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	768 KB (shared)
L2 cache	1 MB	6144 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	12
Number of threads	2
Die size		346 mm
L3 cache		12288 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Transistor count		1800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Sockets supported		G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		115 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)