AMD Opteron 4386 vs AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4386 and AMD Opteron 6282 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 4386

AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 64.40°C
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 64.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x 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 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 517 vs 494
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 5419

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	517 vs 494
PassMark - CPU mark	7130 vs 5419

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4386
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6282 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

517

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5419

7130

Name	AMD Opteron 4386	AMD Opteron 6282 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	494	517
PassMark - CPU mark	5419	7130

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4386	AMD Opteron 6282 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Interlagos
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	November 2011
OPN Tray	OS4386WLU8KHK	OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2775	2680
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,090
Price now		$129.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.65
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Die size	315 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	8 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	3.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	8	16
Transistor count	1200 million	2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Sockets supported	C32	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	140 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)