AMD Opteron 4238 vs AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4238 and AMD Opteron 6386 SE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 4238

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 64.40°C
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1313 vs 1297

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 64.40°C
L1 cache	288 KB vs 48 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313 vs 1297

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 7236

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
L2 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12761 vs 7236

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4238
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6386 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1313

1297

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7236

12761

Name	AMD Opteron 4238	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313	1297
PassMark - CPU mark	7236	12761

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4238	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4238WLU6KGU	OS6386YETGGHK
Place in performance rating	1740	1603
Series	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Abu Dhabi
Launch date		November 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,408
Price now		$149.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.11
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB	48 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	6	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
Transistor count		2400 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	C32	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)