Intel Xeon D-1581 vs AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1581 and AMD Opteron 6386 SE 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 Xeon D-1581

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1581

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
21.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1482 vs 1297
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13282 vs 12761

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Feb 2016 vs November 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 48 KB
L3 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1482 vs 1297
PassMark - CPU mark	13282 vs 12761

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1581
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6386 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1482

1297

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13282

12761

Name	Intel Xeon D-1581	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1482	1297
PassMark - CPU mark	13282	12761

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1581	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Feb 2016	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1361	1512
Processor Number	D-1581
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,408
OPN Tray		OS6386YETGGHK
Price now		$149.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.11
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	48 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.5 GHz
Die size		315 mm
Maximum core temperature		64.40°C
Number of cores		16
Number of threads		16
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	1S Only
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
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™)