AMD Opteron 4386 vs AMD Opteron 154

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4386 and AMD Opteron 154 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 4386

AMD Opteron 154

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 104 Watt
11.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5419 vs 457

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 104 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5419 vs 457

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 154

Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 534 vs 494

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	534 vs 494

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4386
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

534

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5419

457

Name	AMD Opteron 4386	AMD Opteron 154
PassMark - Single thread mark	494	534
PassMark - CPU mark	5419	457

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4386	AMD Opteron 154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Venus
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	August 2005
OPN Tray	OS4386WLU8KHK
Place in performance rating	2810	2951
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz
Die size	315 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	1
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1200 million	106 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	C32	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	104 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)