Xeon X7460 vs Opteron 4386

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 4386
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.04
Xeon X7460
2008
6 cores / 6 threads, 130 Watt
2.99
+46.6%

Xeon X7460 outperforms Opteron 4386 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20381776
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.13
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.072.22
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameSeoul (2012)Dunnington (2008)
Release date4 December 2012 (12 years ago)15 September 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,729

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Opteron 4386 and Xeon X7460 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz0.67 GHz
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB3 MB (per module)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size315 mm2503 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million1,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.45V

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 4386 and Xeon X7460 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 configuration24
SocketC32PGA604
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4386 and Xeon X7460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Opteron 4386 and Xeon X7460 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 4386 and Xeon X7460 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4386 and Xeon X7460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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.

Opteron 4386 2.04
Xeon X7460 2.99
+46.6%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Opteron 4386 3273
Xeon X7460 4803
+46.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 2.99
Recency 4 December 2012 15 September 2008
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 6
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt

Opteron 4386 has an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 36.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon X7460, on the other hand, has a 46.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Intel Xeon X7460 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 4386 in performance tests.

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