Intel Xeon Gold 6126 vs AMD Opteron 4386

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6126 and AMD Opteron 4386 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126

AMD Opteron 4386

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6126

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
16 more threads: 24 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
4.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2126 vs 494
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29894 vs 5419

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126 vs 494
PassMark - CPU mark	29894 vs 5419

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6126
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4386

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2126

494

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29894

5419

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6126	AMD Opteron 4386
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126	494
PassMark - CPU mark	29894	5419
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3997
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28699

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6126	AMD Opteron 4386
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Seoul
Launch date	Q3'17	n/d
Place in performance rating	95	2693
Processor Number	6126
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4386WLU8KHK
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
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™)