Intel Xeon Phi 7210 vs AMD Opteron 4386

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Phi 7210 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 Phi 7210

AMD Opteron 4386

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Phi 7210

56 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7306 vs 5419

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7306 vs 5419

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

Around 153% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 215 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 494 vs 460

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 215 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	494 vs 460

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Phi 7210
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4386

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

460

494

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7306

5419

Name	Intel Xeon Phi 7210	AMD Opteron 4386
PassMark - Single thread mark	460	494
PassMark - CPU mark	7306	5419

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Phi 7210	AMD Opteron 4386
Essentials
Architecture codename	Knights Landing	Seoul
Launch date	June 2016	n/d
Place in performance rating	2731	2775
Processor Number	7210
Series	Intel® Xeon Phi™ x200 Product Family	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4386WLU8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.50 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	64	8
Transistor count	8000 million	1200 million
VID voltage range	0.550-1.125V
Die size		315 mm
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
Number of threads		8
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2200 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SVLCLGA3647	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	215 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	36
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16 port (Port 2 and 3) may negotiate down to x8, x4, x2, or x1. x4 port (Port1) may negotiate down to x2, or x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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™)