Opteron 6282 SE vs Opteron 6386 SE

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6386 SE and Opteron 6282 SE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1196	1422
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.47	0.60
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	3.53	2.72
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi (2012)	Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date	5 November 2012 (12 years ago)	14 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,408	$1,090

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Opteron 6282 SE has 28% better value for money than Opteron 6386 SE.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6386 SE and Opteron 6282 SE 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (per die)	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	315 mm2	316 mm2
Number of transistors	2,400 million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6386 SE and Opteron 6282 SE 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 configuration	4	4
Socket	G34	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Opteron 6282 SE. 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 6386 SE and Opteron 6282 SE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Opteron 6282 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Opteron 6282 SE.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.22	4.02
Recency	5 November 2012	14 November 2011

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