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.

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

AMD Opteron 4386

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	2759	2775
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™)