Opteron 6386 SE vs Xeon E5-2689

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Opteron 6386 SE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1082	1196
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.47
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Xeon	no data
Power efficiency	5.14	3.53
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	5 November 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,408

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and Opteron 6386 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	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	435 mm2	315 mm2
Number of transistors	2,270 million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and Opteron 6386 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	2	4
Socket	2011	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Opteron 6386 SE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and Opteron 6386 SE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Opteron 6386 SE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Opteron 6386 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Opteron 6386 SE.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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.

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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	6.25	5.22
Recency	6 March 2012	5 November 2012
Physical cores	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	140 Watt

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