Opteron 842 vs Opteron 6276
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 6276 and Opteron 842 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1412 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.21 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 3.29 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Interlagos (2011−2012) | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) |
| Release date | 14 November 2011 (12 years ago) | June 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $119 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6276 and Opteron 842 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (per die) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 316 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | 106 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6276 and Opteron 842 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 configuration | 4 | 8 |
| Socket | G34 | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6276 and Opteron 842. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6276 and Opteron 842 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6276 and Opteron 842. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6276 and Opteron 842.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 16 | 1 |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 85 Watt |
Opteron 6276 has 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
Opteron 842, on the other hand, has 35.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 6276 and Opteron 842. We've got no test results to judge.
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