Atom C3858 vs Opteron 6272

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6272
2011
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
3.30
+11.5%
Atom C3858
2017
12 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
2.96

Opteron 6272 outperforms Atom C3858 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6272 and Atom C3858 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15781640
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.230.91
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.7211.21
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date14 November 2011 (13 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$325$332

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Opteron 6272 has 35% better value for money than Atom C3858.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6272 and Atom C3858 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache768 KB (shared)672 KB
L2 cache8.00391 MB (per core)12 MB
L3 cache16 MB12 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size316 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data83 °C
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6272 and Atom C3858 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketG34FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6272 and Atom C3858. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-

Security technologies

Opteron 6272 and Atom C3858 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6272 and Atom C3858 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6272 and Atom C3858. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4: 2400
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6272 and Atom C3858.

PCIe version2.03
PCI Express lanesno data16
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data16
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x10/2.5/1 GBE

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 6272 3.30
+11.5%
Atom C3858 2.96

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Opteron 6272 5240
+11.3%
Atom C3858 4707

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.30 2.96
Recency 14 November 2011 15 August 2017
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 25 Watt

Opteron 6272 has a 11.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Atom C3858, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 360% lower power consumption.

The Opteron 6272 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3858 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6272 and Atom C3858, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Opteron 6272
Opteron 6272
Intel Atom C3858
Atom C3858

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4 9 votes

Rate Opteron 6272 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
5 1 vote

Rate Atom C3858 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Opteron 6272 or Atom C3858, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.