Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs AMD Opteron 4386

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6226

AMD Opteron 4386

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226

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
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 494
5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32062 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
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203 vs 494
PassMark - CPU mark	32062 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 6226
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4386

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2203

494

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32062

5419

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226	AMD Opteron 4386
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203	494
PassMark - CPU mark	32062	5419

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226	AMD Opteron 4386
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Seoul
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	n/d
Launch price (MSRP)	$1776
Place in performance rating	651	2693
Processor Number	6226
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4386WLU8KHK
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	8 MB
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
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3
Compatibility
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
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4
Scalability	4S
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® 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™)