AMD Opteron 4386 vs Intel Xeon 3.20

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4386 and Intel Xeon 3.20 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

Intel Xeon 3.20

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
48x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 97 Watt
11.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5419 vs 461

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 97 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5419 vs 461

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 3.20

Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 756 vs 494

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	756 vs 494

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4386
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 3.20

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

756

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5419

461

Name	AMD Opteron 4386	Intel Xeon 3.20
PassMark - Single thread mark	494	756
PassMark - CPU mark	5419	461

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4386	Intel Xeon 3.20
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Gallatin
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	October 2003
OPN Tray	OS4386WLU8KHK
Place in performance rating	2776	2639
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz
Die size	315 mm	237 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	1
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1200 million	286 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	C32	604
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	97 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)