AMD Opteron 6386 SE vs Intel Xeon E5-1660

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6386 SE and Intel Xeon E5-1660 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.

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Intel Xeon E5-1660

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 64.40°C vs 64°C
10.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 8369

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs March 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C vs 64°C
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12761 vs 8369

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1789 vs 1297

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 48 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789 vs 1297

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6386 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1297

1789

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12761

8369

Name	AMD Opteron 6386 SE	Intel Xeon E5-1660
PassMark - Single thread mark	1297	1789
PassMark - CPU mark	12761	8369
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4774

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6386 SE	Intel Xeon E5-1660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,408	$290
OPN Tray	OS6386YETGGHK
Place in performance rating	1656	1616
Price now	$149.99	$1,226.66
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Value for money (0-100)	21.11	2.97
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-1660
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.30 GHz
Die size	315 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	48 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C	64°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	16	12
Transistor count	2400 million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		0 QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)