Opteron 6386 SE vs Xeon E5-4655 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-4655 v3
2015
6 cores / 12 threads, 135 Watt
5.93
+13.2%
Opteron 6386 SE
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
5.24

Xeon E5-4655 v3 outperforms Opteron 6386 SE by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4655 v3 and Opteron 6386 SE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10981184
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.44
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.143.53
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)5 November 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,408

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4655 v3 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)16 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size356 mm2315 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4655 v3 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 configuration44
SocketFCLGA2011G34
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4655 v3 and Opteron 6386 SE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4655 v3 and Opteron 6386 SE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4655 v3 and Opteron 6386 SE 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 E5-4655 v3 and Opteron 6386 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4655 v3 and Opteron 6386 SE.

PCIe version3.02.0
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 E5-4655 v3 5.93
+13.2%
Opteron 6386 SE 5.24

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 E5-4655 v3 9377
+13.1%
Opteron 6386 SE 8291

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.93 5.24
Recency 1 June 2015 5 November 2012
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon E5-4655 v3 has a 13.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 3.7% lower power consumption.

Opteron 6386 SE, on the other hand, has 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E5-4655 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6386 SE in performance tests.


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