AMD Opteron 4386 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4386 and Intel Xeon 5120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 4386

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 104% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5419 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4096 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5419 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 770 vs 494

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	770 vs 494

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4386
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5419

1486

Name	AMD Opteron 4386	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	494	770
PassMark - CPU mark	5419	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4386	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Woodcrest
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	June 2006
OPN Tray	OS4386WLU8KHK
Place in performance rating	2678	451
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$1,628.48
Processor Number		5120
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	1.86 GHz
Die size	315 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1200 million	291 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	C32	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)