Opteron 6386 SE vs Xeon D-1567
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-1567 outperforms Opteron 6386 SE by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1567 and Opteron 6386 SE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1012 | 1162 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.97 | 0.54 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | no data |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2014−2019) | Abu Dhabi (2012) |
| Release date | 24 February 2016 (8 years ago) | 5 November 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,069 | $2,408 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon D-1567 has 265% better value for money than Opteron 6386 SE.
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1567 and Opteron 6386 SE 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 1.5 MB (per core) | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 306.18 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,200 million | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1567 and Opteron 6386 SE 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 4 |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 140 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1567 and Opteron 6386 SE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Status | Launched | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1567 and Opteron 6386 SE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1567 and Opteron 6386 SE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1567 and Opteron 6386 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.124 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1567 and Opteron 6386 SE.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | no data |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | + | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.77 | 5.38 |
| Recency | 24 February 2016 | 5 November 2012 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 16 |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 140 Watt |
Xeon D-1567 has a 25.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 115.4% lower power consumption.
Opteron 6386 SE, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.
The Xeon D-1567 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6386 SE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1567 and Opteron 6386 SE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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