Xeon Platinum 8163 vs Opteron 6386 SE

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Platinum 8163 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1164	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.45	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi (2012)	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date	5 November 2012 (11 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,408	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Platinum 8163 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Multiplier	no data	25
L1 cache	768 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (per die)	33 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	2,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Platinum 8163 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	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	G34	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Platinum 8163 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Platinum 8163.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	16	24
Threads	16	48
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm

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