Xeon Gold 5122 vs Opteron 6386 SE
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5122 outperforms Opteron 6386 SE by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5122 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1197 | 1156 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.47 | 1.56 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 3.53 | 5.04 |
| Architecture codename | Abu Dhabi (2012) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 5 November 2012 (12 years ago) | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,408 | $1,221 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 5122 has 232% better value for money than Opteron 6386 SE.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5122 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (per die) | 16.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5122 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 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | G34 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5122. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5122 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5122 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5122. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5122.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.22 | 5.59 |
| Recency | 5 November 2012 | 25 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 105 Watt |
Opteron 6386 SE has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Xeon Gold 5122, on the other hand, has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5122.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5122, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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