Opteron 4386 vs Xeon E5-2418L

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2418L
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 50 Watt
2.30
+7.5%

Xeon E5-2418L outperforms Opteron 4386 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2418L and Opteron 4386 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18251885
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.192.05
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EN (2012)Seoul (2012)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2418L and Opteron 4386 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8192 KB
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size294 mm2315 mm2
Number of transistors1,270 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2418L and Opteron 4386 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 configuration22
Socket1356C32
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2418L and Opteron 4386. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2418L and Opteron 4386 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2418L and Opteron 4386 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2418L and Opteron 4386. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

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.

Xeon E5-2418L 2.30
+7.5%
Opteron 4386 2.14

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.

Xeon E5-2418L 3518
+7.5%
Opteron 4386 3273

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.30 2.14
Recency 14 May 2012 4 December 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-2418L has a 7.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 90% lower power consumption.

Opteron 4386, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 100% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2418L and Opteron 4386.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2418L and Opteron 4386, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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