AMD Opteron 4386 vs Intel Xeon E5-2609

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4386 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 4386

Intel Xeon E5-2609

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 58% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 70.0°C
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

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 70.0°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609

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
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1151 vs 494
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5891 vs 5419

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151 vs 494
PassMark - CPU mark	5891 vs 5419

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4386
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2609

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5419

5891

Name	AMD Opteron 4386	Intel Xeon E5-2609
PassMark - Single thread mark	494	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	5419	5891
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.75

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4386	Intel Xeon E5-2609
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	March 2012
OPN Tray	OS4386WLU8KHK
Place in performance rating	2775	2800
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$143
Price now		$78
Processor Number		E5-2609
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		17.40
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.40 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	70.0°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.4 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		2
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	C32	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)