Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 vs AMD Opteron 4386

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 and AMD Opteron 4386 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 E3-1285 v6

AMD Opteron 4386

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 79 Watt vs 95 Watt
5.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2579 vs 494
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8536 vs 5419

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	79 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2579 vs 494
PassMark - CPU mark	8536 vs 5419

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 4
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4386

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2579

494

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8536

5419

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6	AMD Opteron 4386
PassMark - Single thread mark	2579	494
PassMark - CPU mark	8536	5419
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	5311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	18224

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6	AMD Opteron 4386
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Seoul
Launch date	August 2017	n/d
Place in performance rating	119	2693
Price now	$450
Processor Number	E3-1285V6
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	7.82
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4386WLU8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.10 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Die size	160 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1400 million	1200 million
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
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		2200 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
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	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	79 Watt	95 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)
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™)