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[Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6278

Benchmarks for the [Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6278 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 6278

Description:

Class: Server

Socket:

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 16# (in 16 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 115 W#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Other names: AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 6278

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 89.41

Overall Rank:
496th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $153.60 USD Total for 4 CPUs (2025-01-23)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13733
Single Thread Rating
1007

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High

#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 6278

Integer Math121,637 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math59,326 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting24,980 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption5,636 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression491,265 KBytes/Sec
Physics368 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions15,461 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,007 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6278

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of February 2026


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

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

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 11th 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
 17,239
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,249
[Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6278
 13,733
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,378
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
[Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6278
 89.41
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.34
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.66
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
 26.35
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 11th 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
 1,932
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 6278
 1,007
Last 1 Baselines for [Quad CPU] AMD Opteron 6278
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1307208 - Oct 13 2020
13733
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Opteron 6278
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Opteron 6278
 13,733
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 12,694 (-7.6%)
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 11,277 (-17.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 11,010 (-19.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 @ 2.20GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 10,355 (-24.6%)
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 10,559 (-23.1%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 9,778 (-28.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-2689 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 9,471 (-31.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 13,337 (-2.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-2470 @ 2.30GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 8,325 (-39.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 8,050 (-41.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 14,249 (+3.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Opteron 6278
 12,334 (-10.2%)