AMD Opteron 6278 vs 6272 |
Released June, 2012
AMD Opteron 6278
- 2.4 GHz
- 16 core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 6278
 | Much higher clock speed 2.4 GHz | | Higher turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.3 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.3 GHz |
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Released November, 2011
AMD Opteron 6272
- 2.1 GHz
- 16 core
Reasons to buy the 6272
| | Slightly more l3 cache 16 MB |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
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| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2012 | vs | Nov, 2011 | Release date 6 months later | |||
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| Slightly more l3 cache | 16 MB | vs | 15.63 MB | Almost the same | |||
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Features Key features of the Opteron 6278 vs 6272
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Opteron 6278 | vs | 6272 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | 16 core | 16 core | |
| Socket type | |||
| G34 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 115W | 115W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 27.7 $/year | 27.7 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 100.74 $/year | 100.74 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 93.44W | 93.44W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3 | |||
details | Opteron 6278 | vs | 6272 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 16 | 16 | |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 15.63 MB | 16 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0.98 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 4 | 4 | |
| Clock multiplier | 12 | 15 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.3 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | HyperTransport 3.0 | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
| Number of links | 4 | 4 | |
| Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
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