EPYC 7401 vs Opteron 4386

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 4386
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.06
EPYC 7401
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 170 Watt
34.80
+1589%

EPYC 7401 outperforms Opteron 4386 by a whopping 1589% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 4386 and EPYC 7401 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1891106
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.13
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency2.0519.37
Architecture codenameSeoul (2012)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date4 December 2012 (11 years ago)29 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,850

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 4386 and EPYC 7401 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache384 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors1,200 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 4386 and EPYC 7401 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration22 (Multiprocessor)
SocketC32TR4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4386 and EPYC 7401. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4386 and EPYC 7401 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4386 and EPYC 7401. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 4386 and EPYC 7401.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 4386 2.06
EPYC 7401 34.80
+1589%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Opteron 4386 3273
EPYC 7401 55280
+1589%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.06 34.80
Recency 4 December 2012 29 June 2017
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 8 48
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 170 Watt

Opteron 4386 has 78.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7401, on the other hand, has a 1589.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7401 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 4386 in performance tests.


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