Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs AMD Opteron 4386

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and AMD Opteron 4386 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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 E5-2680 v4

AMD Opteron 4386

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 494
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 5419

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	448 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	35 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955 vs 494
PassMark - CPU mark	28233 vs 5419

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB vs 3.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4386

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1955

494

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28233

5419

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4	AMD Opteron 4386
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955	494
PassMark - CPU mark	28233	5419
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4	AMD Opteron 4386
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Seoul
Launch date	10 March 2016	n/d
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745
Place in performance rating	129	2810
Price now	$1,762.90
Processor Number	E5-2680V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	3.32
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4386WLU8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size	306 mm	315 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache	448 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3.5 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	35 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	28	8
Transistor count	4700 Million	1200 million
VID voltage range	0
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2200 MHz
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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)
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™)