AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs AMD Opteron 4386

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and AMD Opteron 4386 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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.

 

Differences

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
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 12 vs 8
L1 cache 1536 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache 12 MB vs 8 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 64°C
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C vs 64°C
L2 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4386

Name AMD Opteron 6180 SE AMD Opteron 4386
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 494
PassMark - CPU mark 5419

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6180 SE AMD Opteron 4386

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO OS4386WLU8KHK
Place in performance rating 2688 2692
Series AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Seoul
Launch date n/d

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.1 GHz
L1 cache 1536 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Maximum core temperature 64°C 70.50°C
Number of cores 12 8
Number of threads 12 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 315 mm
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz
Transistor count 1200 million

Memory

Supported memory frequency 1800 MHz 2200 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported G34 C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)