Opteron 4386 vs Xeon X3470

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3470
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.06
Opteron 4386
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.06

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3470 and Opteron 4386 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18911889
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.052.05
Architecture codenameno dataSeoul (2012)
Release date1 July 2009 (15 years ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 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 speed2.93 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cacheno data8192 KB
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data315 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156C32
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and Opteron 4386. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and Opteron 4386 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 Xeon X3470 and Opteron 4386 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 X3470 and Opteron 4386. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and Opteron 4386.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Xeon X3470 2.06
Opteron 4386 2.06

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 X3470 3269
Opteron 4386 3273
+0.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2009 4 December 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

Opteron 4386 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon X3470 and Opteron 4386.


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