AMD Opteron 6386 SE vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6386 SE and Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 6315
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2012 vs May 2012
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 12761 vs 6315

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 87 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 1297
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 48 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 87 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2063 vs 1297

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6386 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1297
2063
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12761
6315
Name AMD Opteron 6386 SE Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1297 2063
PassMark - CPU mark 12761 6315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3289

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6386 SE Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Abu Dhabi Ivy Bridge
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date November 2012 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $2,408 $885
OPN Tray OS6386YETGGHK
Place in performance rating 1607 1566
Price now $149.99 $885
Series AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Value for money (0-100) 21.11 3.23
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E3-1290V2
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.8 GHz 3.70 GHz
Die size 315 mm 160 mm
L1 cache 48 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 64.40°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 4.10 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 2400 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32.77 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Sockets supported G34 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 87 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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

PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)