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.
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 8407
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 8407 |
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 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1802 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 | 1802 vs 1297 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6386 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 6386 SE | Intel Xeon E5-1660 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1297 | 1802 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 12761 | 8407 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 777 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4774 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 6386 SE | Intel Xeon E5-1660 | |
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Essentials |
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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 | 1607 | 1602 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |