Ryzen 7 4980U vs Opteron 6386 SE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 4980U outperforms Opteron 6386 SE by a whopping 111% 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 | 1426 | 906 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 3.60 | 70.79 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Abu Dhabi (2012) | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) |
| Release date | 5 November 2012 (13 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,408 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6386 SE and Ryzen 7 4980U 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 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 20 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (per die) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6386 SE and Ryzen 7 4980U 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 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Ryzen 7 4980U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Ryzen 7 4980U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Ryzen 7 4980U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 68.27 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1950 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Ryzen 7 4980U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
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 | 9.91 |
| Recency | 5 November 2012 | 13 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 15 Watt |
Opteron 6386 SE has 100% more physical cores.
Ryzen 7 4980U, on the other hand, has a 110.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 833.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 6386 SE in performance tests.
Be aware that Opteron 6386 SE is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 4980U is a notebook one.
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