Opteron X2 860 HE vs Opteron 6278

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6278 and Opteron X2 860 HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	871	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	7.12	no data
Architecture codename	Interlagos (2011−2012)	Egypt (2005−2006)
Release date	1 May 2012 (12 years ago)	August 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6278 and Opteron X2 860 HE 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.3 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	90 nm
Die size	316 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	2,400 million	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6278 and Opteron X2 860 HE 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	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6278 and Opteron X2 860 HE. 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 6278 and Opteron X2 860 HE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6278 and Opteron X2 860 HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6278 and Opteron X2 860 HE.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	16	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	55 Watt

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