AMD Opteron 3260 HE vs AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3260 HE and AMD Opteron 6180 SE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 3260 HE

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3260 HE

3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6180 SE

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 64°C vs 61.10°C
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	64°C vs 61.10°C
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3260 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Name	AMD Opteron 3260 HE	AMD Opteron 6180 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	900
PassMark - CPU mark	2283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		27.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		20.331

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3260 HE	AMD Opteron 6180 SE
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3260HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3260HOW4MGU	OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating	2258	2690
Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C	64°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	4	12
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Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	140 Watt