FX-8350 vs Opteron 6386 SE
Aggregate performance score
Opteron 6386 SE outperforms FX-8350 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1425 | 1732 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | 0.87 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD FX-Series (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 3.60 | 2.89 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Abu Dhabi (2012) | Vishera (2012−2015) |
| Release date | 5 November 2012 (13 years ago) | 23 October 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,408 | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
FX-8350 has 521% better value for money than Opteron 6386 SE.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6386 SE and FX-8350 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 8192 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (per die) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| P0 Vcore voltage | no data | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6386 SE and FX-8350 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 | 4 | 1 |
| Socket | G34 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6386 SE and FX-8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6386 SE and FX-8350 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6386 SE and FX-8350. 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 | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6386 SE and FX-8350.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | n/a |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.70 | 3.37 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 125 Watt |
Opteron 6386 SE has a 39.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
FX-8350, on the other hand, has 12% lower power consumption.
The AMD Opteron 6386 SE is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD FX-8350 in performance tests.
Be aware that Opteron 6386 SE is a server/workstation processor while FX-8350 is a desktop one.
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