AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and AMD Opteron 6282 SE 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 6282 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6180 SE

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	1536 KB vs 768 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 64.40°C vs 64°C
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C vs 64°C
L2 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Name	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	AMD Opteron 6282 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
PassMark - Single thread mark		517
PassMark - CPU mark		7130

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	AMD Opteron 6282 SE
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6180YETCEGO	OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2690	2594
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Interlagos
Launch date		November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,090
Price now		$129.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.65
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16 MB
Maximum core temperature	64°C	64.40°C
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		316 mm
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm
Maximum frequency		3.3 GHz
Transistor count		2400 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)