Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6386 SE
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2
- CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
- Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 64.40°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
- 5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Launch date | September 2013 vs November 2012 |
Maximum core temperature | 71°C vs 64.40°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 32 nm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 48 KB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 140 Watt |
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
- Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
- 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1297 vs 991
- 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 5017
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 16 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 16 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 3.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz |
L2 cache | 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB vs 10240 KB (shared) |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 vs 2 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1297 vs 991 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 12761 vs 5017 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6386 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 | AMD Opteron 6386 SE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 991 | 1297 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5017 | 12761 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1865 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5459 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2 | AMD Opteron 6386 SE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge EP | Abu Dhabi |
Launch date | September 2013 | November 2012 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $240 | $2,408 |
Place in performance rating | 1517 | 1607 |
Price now | $39.09 | $149.99 |
Processor Number | E5-2603V2 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family | AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 28.38 | 21.11 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS6386YETGGHK | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 1.80 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
Bus Speed | 6.4 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 160 mm | 315 mm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 48 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 16 MB |
L3 cache | 10240 KB (shared) | 16 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 71°C | 64.40°C |
Maximum frequency | 1.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 16 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Number of threads | 4 | 16 |
Transistor count | 1400 million | 2400 million |
VID voltage range | 0.65–1.30V | |
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Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 768 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066/1333 | DDR3 |
Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 4 |
Package Size | 52.5mm x 45mm | |
Sockets supported | FCLGA2011 | G34 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt | 140 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Virtualization |
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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™) |