AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon 5110

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon 5110 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, 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

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 12 vs 2
L2 cache 6 MB vs 4096 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5110

  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 65°C vs 64°C
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum core temperature 65°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5110

Name AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon 5110
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 652
PassMark - CPU mark 1373

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon 5110

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating 2759 2742
Series AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Woodcrest
Launch date June 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $20
Price now $159.95
Processor Number 5110
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 1.98

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 1.60 GHz
L1 cache 1536 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 4096 KB
L3 cache 12 MB
Maximum core temperature 64°C 65°C
Number of cores 12 2
Number of threads 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB
Die size 143 mm2
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz
Transistor count 291 million
VID voltage range B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Memory

Supported memory frequency 1800 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR2

Compatibility

Sockets supported G34 LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 0 W

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)