AMD Opteron 6348 vs AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6348 and AMD Opteron 6386 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 6348

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6348

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 64.40°C
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1344 vs 1297
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13470 vs 12761

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 64.40°C
L1 cache	576 KB vs 48 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1344 vs 1297
PassMark - CPU mark	13470 vs 12761

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6348
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6386 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1344

1297

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13470

12761

Name	AMD Opteron 6348	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1344	1297
PassMark - CPU mark	13470	12761

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6348	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	November 2012
OPN Tray	OS6348WKTCGHK	OS6386YETGGHK
Place in performance rating	1549	1607
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,408
Price now		$149.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.11
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Die size	315 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	48 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	2400 million	2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	4
Sockets supported	G34	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	140 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)