AMD Opteron 6386 SE vs Intel Xeon E5-2603

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6386 SE and Intel Xeon E5-2603 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 E5-2603

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1297 vs 871
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 4323

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs March 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1297 vs 871
PassMark - CPU mark	12761 vs 4323

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 70.0°C vs 64.40°C
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	70.0°C vs 64.40°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 48 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6386 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1297

871

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12761

4323

Name	AMD Opteron 6386 SE	Intel Xeon E5-2603
PassMark - Single thread mark	1297	871
PassMark - CPU mark	12761	4323
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5271

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6386 SE	Intel Xeon E5-2603
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,408	$207
OPN Tray	OS6386YETGGHK
Place in performance rating	1656	1641
Price now	$149.99	$27.84
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Value for money (0-100)	21.11	37.88
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2603
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	1.80 GHz
Die size	315 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	48 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C	70.0°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	2400 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	2000 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	4	2
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 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)