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[Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172

Benchmarks for the [Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

[Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: G34

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Cores: 12# Threads: 12#

Typical TDP: 115 W#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 10 MB

Other names: AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 6172

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 21.10

Overall Rank:
476th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $759.80 USD Total for 4 CPUs (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
16032
Single Thread Rating
919

Samples: 4*
*Margin for error: High



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,261
Thread: 712
#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172

Integer Math59,865 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math33,080 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers128 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,328 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption6,165 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression477,034 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,870 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions10,516 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread919 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,238
[Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172
 16,032
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,334
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,378
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.33
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.36
[Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172
 21.10
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 2,370
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,779
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,328
[Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172
 919
Last 4 Baselines for [Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5057023 - Feb 11 2024
16641
BL5056530 - Feb 01 2024
15825
BL5056491 - Feb 01 2024
15841
BL5056482 - Feb 01 2024
15820
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Opteron 6172
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Opteron 6172
 16,032
Intel Xeon W-2235 @ 3.80GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 14,237 (-11.2%)
Intel Xeon W-2133 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 12,600 (-21.4%)
Intel Xeon E-2386G @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 19,468 (+21.4%)
Intel Xeon E-2336 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 16,209 (+1.1%)
Intel Xeon E-2136 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 13,128 (-18.1%)
Intel Xeon W-2245 @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 19,420 (+21.1%)
Intel Xeon W-10885M @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 15,545 (-3.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 13,777 (-14.1%)
Intel Xeon W-3223 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 16,937 (+5.6%)
Intel Xeon D-2733NT @ 2.10GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 16,206 (+1.1%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 14,683 (-8.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 17,733 (+10.6%)