Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 vs AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 and AMD Opteron 6386 SE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2050 vs 1297

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2050 vs 1297

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 5795

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12761 vs 5795

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6386 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2050

1297

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5795

12761

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2050	1297
PassMark - CPU mark	5795	12761
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	911
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3173

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Q1'17	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1558	1607
Processor Number	E3-1225V6
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family	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	3.30 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	4	16
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		48 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		64.40°C
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x591D
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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™)