Opteron 6168: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Opteron 6168 sales 29 March 2010. This is a Magny-Cours architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 12 cores and 12 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1900 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket G34 processor with a TDP of 115 Watt and a maximum temperature of 69 °C. It supports DDR3 memory.
Primary details
Opteron 6168 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Architecture codename | Magny-Cours (2010−2011) | |
| Release date | 29 March 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | |
| Threads | 12 | |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 768 KB (shared) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 1,800 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6168 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | G34 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Opteron 6168's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
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Recommended GPUs
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These are the fastest graphics cards for Opteron 6168 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 10 configurations using Opteron 6168 in our database.
