AMD Opteron 6386 SE vs Intel Xeon W5590

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6386 SE and Intel Xeon W5590 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 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
  • Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 6640
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2012 vs August 2009
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
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 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 12761 vs 6640

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5590

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 67°C vs 64.40°C
  • 5.3x 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 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1612 vs 1297
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature 67°C vs 64.40°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 48 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1612 vs 1297

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6386 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5590

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1297
1612
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12761
6640
Name AMD Opteron 6386 SE Intel Xeon W5590
PassMark - Single thread mark 1297 1612
PassMark - CPU mark 12761 6640
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 83.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 10.152

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6386 SE Intel Xeon W5590

Essentials

Architecture codename Abu Dhabi Nehalem EP
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date November 2012 August 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $2,408 $270
OPN Tray OS6386YETGGHK
Place in performance rating 1607 1620
Price now $149.99 $2,508.95
Series AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100) 21.11 0.73
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number W5590
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.8 GHz 3.33 GHz
Die size 315 mm 263 mm2
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 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 64.40°C 67°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 2400 million 731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.75V -1.35V

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 144 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 2
Sockets supported G34 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42.5mm x 45mm

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

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)

Security & Reliability

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