AMD Opteron 4386 vs Intel Xeon E5-2403

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4386 and Intel Xeon E5-2403 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 4386

Intel Xeon E5-2403

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 111% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 50% 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
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5419 vs 2367

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5419 vs 2367

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2403

Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 802 vs 494

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	802 vs 494

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4386
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2403

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5419

2367

Name	AMD Opteron 4386	Intel Xeon E5-2403
PassMark - Single thread mark	494	802
PassMark - CPU mark	5419	2367

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4386	Intel Xeon E5-2403
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	May 2012
OPN Tray	OS4386WLU8KHK
Place in performance rating	2775	2486
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
Price now		$364.97
Processor Number		E5-2403
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.84
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	1.80 GHz
Die size	315 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	1200 million	1270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	C32	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)