Xeon X5650 vs Opteron 6386 SE

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6386 SE
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
5.22
+45%
Xeon X5650
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.60

Opteron 6386 SE outperforms Xeon X5650 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon X5650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11961511
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.470.25
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.533.58
Architecture codenameAbu Dhabi (2012)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date5 November 2012 (12 years ago)16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,408$53

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Opteron 6386 SE has 88% better value for money than Xeon X5650.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon X5650 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.06 GHz
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (per die)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Number of transistors2,400 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon X5650 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 configuration42
SocketG34FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon X5650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon X5650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon X5650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon X5650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data288 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data32 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon X5650.

PCIe version2.02.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 6386 SE 5.22
+45%
Xeon X5650 3.60

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 6386 SE 8291
+45%
Xeon X5650 5719

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.22 3.60
Recency 5 November 2012 16 March 2010
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 95 Watt

Opteron 6386 SE has a 45% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon X5650, on the other hand, has 47.4% lower power consumption.

The Opteron 6386 SE is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5650 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon X5650, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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