AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon 3.20

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon 3.20 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

Intel Xeon 3.20

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6180 SE

11 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 1
192x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
12x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 1
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 3.20

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 97 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	97 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 3.20

Name	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon 3.20
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		756
PassMark - CPU mark		461

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon 3.20
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating	2759	2639
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Gallatin
Launch date		October 2003
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB	1024 KB
Maximum core temperature	64°C
Number of cores	12	1
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
Die size		237 mm
Manufacturing process technology		130 nm
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Transistor count		286 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	604
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	97 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2