Opteron 6386 SE vs Xeon E5-2696 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 6386 SE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	476	1106
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	53.68	0.95
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	5 November 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,408
Current price	$106	$783 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has 5551% better value for money than Opteron 6386 SE.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	36	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	356 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 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	2	4
Socket	2011-3	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 6386 SE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 6386 SE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 6386 SE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 6386 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Opteron 6386 SE.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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 E5-2696 V3 outperforms Opteron 6386 SE by 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.34	5.36
Recency	8 September 2014	5 November 2012
Physical cores	18	16
Threads	36	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	140 Watt

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