Xeon Gold 6150 vs Opteron 6278

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6278
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
8.65
Xeon Gold 6150
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
16.86
+94.9%

Xeon Gold 6150 outperforms Opteron 6278 by an impressive 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6278 and Xeon Gold 6150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking882390
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.15
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency7.129.67
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,358

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 6278 and Xeon Gold 6150 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)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads1636
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data27
L1 cache768 KB1.125 MB
L2 cache16 MB18 MB
L3 cache8 MB (per die)24.75 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size316 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6278 and Xeon Gold 6150 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 configuration44 (Multiprocessor)
SocketG34FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon Gold 6150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Opteron 6278 and Xeon Gold 6150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon Gold 6150 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 6278 and Xeon Gold 6150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon Gold 6150.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 6278 8.65
Xeon Gold 6150 16.86
+94.9%

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 6278 13733
Xeon Gold 6150 26789
+95.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.65 16.86
Recency 1 May 2012 25 April 2017
Physical cores 16 18
Threads 16 36
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 165 Watt

Opteron 6278 has 43.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6150, on the other hand, has a 94.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 12.5% more physical cores and 125% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6150 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6278 in performance tests.


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