CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3770K vs 6212 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 3770K
7.2
Opteron 6212
5.8
FX 8350
6.2
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 3770K
8.5
Opteron 6212
6.4
FX 8350
7.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 3770K
7.2
Opteron 6212
0.0
FX 8350
0.0
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 3770K
6.7
Opteron 6212
0.0
FX 8350
0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 3770K
5.3
Opteron 6212
5.0
FX 8350
5.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 3770K
6.1
Opteron 6212
n.d.
FX 8350
5.6
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.1

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 3770K
8.1
Opteron 6212
5.2
FX 8350
5.4

Winner
Intel Core i7 3770K 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 3770K  based on its performance, single-core performance and power consumption.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 3770K

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Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Significantly higher clock speed 3.5 GHz vs 2.6 GHz Around 35% higher clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz vs 3.2 GHz More than 20% higher turbo clock speed
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much better PassMark (Single core) score 2,084 vs 933 Around 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.69 GHz vs 2.9 GHz More than 60% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Better PassMark score 9,544 vs 5,776 More than 65% better PassMark score
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Newer Apr, 2012 vs Nov, 2011 Release date 5 months later
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AMD Opteron 6212

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Much more l2 cache 8 MB vs 1 MB 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 4 vs 1 3 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration
More l3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 4x more l2 cache per core
Significantly lower typical power consumption 93.44W vs 114.97W Around 20% lower typical power consumption
More cores 8 vs 4 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Much lower annual home energy cost 27.7 $/year vs 42.19 $/year Around 35% lower annual home energy cost
Better performance per watt 5.87 pt/W vs 4.55 pt/W Around 30% better performance per watt
Higher Maximum operating temperature 71.7 °C vs 67.4 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature
Lower annual commercial energy cost 100.74 $/year vs 112.39 $/year More than 10% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 3770K vs Opteron 6212

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3770K
13,098
Opteron 6212
10,686

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3770K
3,304
Opteron 6212
1,276

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3770K
2,620,000 MB/s
Opteron 6212
1,555,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 3770K
9,544
Opteron 6212
5,776

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 3770K
2,084
Opteron 6212
933

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 3770K  vs
Opteron 6212 
Clock speed 3.5 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz 3.2 GHz
Cores Quad core Octa core
Socket type
LGA 1155
G34
Is unlocked Yes No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES

power consumption
TDP 77W 115W
Annual home energy cost 42.19 $/year 27.7 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 112.39 $/year 100.74 $/year
Performance per watt 4.55 pt/W 5.87 pt/W
Typical power consumption 114.97W 93.44W

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3

details

 Core i7 3770K  vs
Opteron 6212 
Threads 8 8
L2 cache 1 MB 8 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB 16 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 4
Clock multiplier 35 16
Operating temperature Unknown - 67.4°C Unknown - 71.7°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 332 0
Overclocked clock speed 4.69 GHz 2.9 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.8 GHz 2.6 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.69 GHz 2.9 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4000 N/A
Latest DirectX 11.x N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 650 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz N/A
3DMark06 5,339.9 N/A

bus
Architecture DMI HyperTransport 3.0
Number of links 1 4
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 6,400 MT/s
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