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AMD Opteron 6234 vs Opteron 6212

The AMD Opteron 6212 is newer than AMD Opteron 6234 is significantly faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 9 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Opteron 6234×AMD Opteron 6212+ ADD
Price $450.99 - BUY $487 - BUY
Socket TypeG34Socket G34
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.0 GHzUp to 2.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores12 (in 6 physical modules)8 (in 4 physical modules)
CacheL1: 960KB, L2: 24.0MB, L3: 12MBL1: 640KB, L2: 16.0MB, L3: 12MB
TDP115W115W
Yearly Running Cost$20.99$20.99
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2012Q2 2013
# of Samples45
CPU Value9.08.2
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)547(-43.1%)962(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)4072(0.0%)3973(-2.4%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Opteron 6234
4,072
AMD Opteron 6212
3,973
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Opteron 6234
9.0
AMD Opteron 6212
8.2
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Opteron 6234
547
AMD Opteron 6212
962
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Opteron 6234 AMD Opteron 6212
Max TDP115W115W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.