Xeon W3530 vs Opteron 6386 SE
Aggregate performance score
Opteron 6386 SE outperforms Xeon W3530 by a whopping 172% 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 | 1422 | 2232 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 3.60 | 1.43 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Abu Dhabi (2012) | Bloomfield (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 5 November 2012 (13 years ago) | 16 March 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,408 | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Opteron 6386 SE has 250% better value for money than Xeon W3530.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon W3530 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.06 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (per die) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 68 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | 731 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon W3530 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 | FCLGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon W3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Security technologies
Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon W3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon W3530 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon W3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 24 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon W3530.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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 | 1.73 |
| Recency | 5 November 2012 | 16 March 2010 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 130 Watt |
Opteron 6386 SE has a 171.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon W3530, on the other hand, has 7.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Opteron 6386 SE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W3530 in performance tests.
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