Opteron 6282 SE vs EPYC 8124P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 8124P outperforms Opteron 6282 SE by a whopping 465% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 347 | 1707 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 30.00 | 0.18 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 6.96 | 1.10 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Siena (2023−2024) | Interlagos (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 18 September 2023 (2 years ago) | 14 November 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $639 | $1,090 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 8124P has 16567% better value for money than Opteron 6282 SE.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 8124P and Opteron 6282 SE 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.45 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 2x 73 mm2 | 2x 315 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 75 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,750 million | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 8124P and Opteron 6282 SE 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 | 1 | 4 |
| Socket | SP6 | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 140 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 8124P and Opteron 6282 SE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 8124P and Opteron 6282 SE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 8124P and Opteron 6282 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
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 8124P and Opteron 6282 SE.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 96 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.61 | 3.65 |
| Recency | 18 September 2023 | 14 November 2011 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 140 Watt |
EPYC 8124P has a 465% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 12% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 8124P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 6282 SE in performance tests.
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