Athlon 64 X2 6000+ vs Opteron 6276

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6276 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1334	2690
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.37	1.10
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Interlagos (2011−2012)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	14 November 2011 (12 years ago)	August 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$119	no data
Current price	$308 (2.6x MSRP)	$89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Opteron 6276 has 25% better value for money than Athlon 64 X2 6000+.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6276 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	512K
L3 cache	8 MB (per die)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	316 mm2	220 mm2
Number of transistors	2,400 million	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6276 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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	1
Socket	G34	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6276 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6276 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6276 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+. 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 6276 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 6276 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 6000+ by 583% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.10	0.60
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	125 Watt

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