Intel Atom C3338 vs AMD Opteron 4386

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3338 and AMD Opteron 4386 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom C3338

AMD Opteron 4386

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3338

Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
10.6x lower typical power consumption: 8.5 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 806 vs 494

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8.5 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	806 vs 494

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5419 vs 1028

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5419 vs 1028

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3338
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4386

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

806

494

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1028

5419

Name	Intel Atom C3338	AMD Opteron 4386
PassMark - Single thread mark	806	494
PassMark - CPU mark	1028	5419

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C3338	AMD Opteron 4386
Essentials
Architecture codename	Denverton	Seoul
Launch date	Q1'17	n/d
Place in performance rating	2541	2776
Processor Number	C3338
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4386WLU8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	2.20 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	2	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4: 1866	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2200 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1310	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8.5 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	10
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	3
PCIe configurations	x2,x4,x8
Total number of SATA ports	10
USB revision	3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)