AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs AMD Opteron 254

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and AMD Opteron 254 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

AMD Opteron 254

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6180 SE

11 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 1
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 1
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 254

Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 92 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	92 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 254

Name	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	AMD Opteron 254
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
PassMark - Single thread mark		578
PassMark - CPU mark		451

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	AMD Opteron 254
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating	2688	2783
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Troy
Launch date		August 2005
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	12 MB
Maximum core temperature	64°C
Number of cores	12	1
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology		90 nm
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		106 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	92 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2