AMD Opteron 6140 vs AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6140 and AMD Opteron 6180 SE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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 6140

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6140

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 64°C
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6180 SE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 50% 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

Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	12 vs 8
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 1024 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6140
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Name	AMD Opteron 6140	AMD Opteron 6180 SE
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 6140	AMD Opteron 6180 SE
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS6140WKT8EGOWOF
OPN Tray	OS6140WKT8EGO	OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating	not rated	2759
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	1024 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Maximum core temperature	69°C	64°C
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	8	12
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	140 Watt