Opteron 4386 vs Xeon E5-1603 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1603 v3
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 140 Watt
2.79
+35.4%
Opteron 4386
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.06

Xeon E5-1603 v3 outperforms Opteron 4386 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1603 v3 and Opteron 4386 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16901905
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.892.05
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Seoul (2012)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)4 December 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 v3 and Opteron 4386 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)8192 KB
L3 cache10 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size356 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.65–1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 v3 and Opteron 4386 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA2011-3C32
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 v3 and Opteron 4386. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 v3 and Opteron 4386 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 v3 and Opteron 4386 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 Xeon E5-1603 v3 and Opteron 4386. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 v3 and Opteron 4386.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

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.

Xeon E5-1603 v3 2.79
+35.4%
Opteron 4386 2.06

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.

Xeon E5-1603 v3 4432
+35.4%
Opteron 4386 3273

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.79 2.06
Recency 8 September 2014 4 December 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-1603 v3 has a 35.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Opteron 4386, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 47.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1603 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 4386 in performance tests.


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