AMD Opteron 6166 HE vs AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6166 HE 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 6166 HE

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6166 HE

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 64°C
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6166 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Name	AMD Opteron 6166 HE	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 6166 HE	AMD Opteron 6180 SE
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6166VATCEGO	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	1.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Maximum core temperature	69°C	64°C
Number of cores	12	12
Number of threads	12	12
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Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	140 Watt