Xeon Gold 5215M vs Opteron 6386 SE
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5215M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1181 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.45 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 3.53 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Abu Dhabi (2012) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 5 November 2012 (12 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,408 | $4,224 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5215M 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 25 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 640 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 10 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (per die) | 13.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 77 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5215M 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 | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5215M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5215M 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 5215M 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 5215M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TB |
| 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 5215M.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 November 2012 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 85 Watt |
Opteron 6386 SE has 60% more physical cores.
Xeon Gold 5215M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 25% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 64.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5215M. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Gold 5215M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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