Opteron 6212 vs EPYC 75F3

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	114	2058
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.39	0.29
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	5.55	0.83
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	TSMC	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Milan (2021−2023)	Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date	15 March 2021 (5 years ago)	14 November 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,860	$266

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 75F3 has 2103% better value for money than Opteron 6212.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of EPYC 75F3 and Opteron 6212: 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	64	8
Base clock speed	2.95 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Multiplier	29.5	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	7 nm+	32 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	2x 315 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	69 °C
Number of transistors	33,200 million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 75F3 and Opteron 6212 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	2	4
Socket	SP3	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 75F3 and Opteron 6212. 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 EPYC 75F3 and Opteron 6212 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 75F3 and Opteron 6212. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 75F3 and Opteron 6212.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	36.86	2.27
Recency	15 March 2021	14 November 2011
Physical cores	32	8
Threads	64	8
Chip lithography	7 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	115 Watt