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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:
503rd 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 October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of October 2026


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,818
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,745
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS
 28,602
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,564
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz
 19,162
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,104
[Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172
 16,032
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,739
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,274
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 80.70
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.59
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.22
[Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6172
 21.10
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS
 NA
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 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 7 PRO 8845HS
 3,764
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 2,358
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz
 2,067
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,929
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,782
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,720
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,326
[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 October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Opteron 6172
 16,032
Intel Xeon E-2136 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 12,893 (-19.6%)
Intel Xeon W-2133 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 12,515 (-21.9%)
Intel Xeon E-2386G @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 19,521 (+21.8%)
Intel Xeon E-2336 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 16,209 (+1.1%)
Intel Xeon W-2245 @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 19,386 (+20.9%)
Intel Xeon W-10885M @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 15,432 (-3.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 13,809 (-13.9%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 18,887 (+17.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 18,103 (+12.9%)
Intel Xeon W-3223 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 16,950 (+5.7%)
Intel Xeon D-2733NT @ 2.10GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 16,206 (+1.1%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Opteron 6172
 14,939 (-6.8%)