Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 vs AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 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, 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2205 vs 1297

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2205 vs 1297

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 7264

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12761 vs 7264

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6386 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2205

1297

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7264

12761

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2205	1297
PassMark - CPU mark	7264	12761
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	918
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	129.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	45.851

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3	AMD Opteron 6386 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Q2'14	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1678	1656
Processor Number	E3-1246V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 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	3.50 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	16
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	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	140 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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™)