AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon 5130

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon 5130 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Intel Xeon 5130

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
14.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.448 vs 0.436
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 27.609 vs 19.113
5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.522 vs 0.097
6.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 20.331 vs 3.166

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 2
L2 cache	6 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.448 vs 0.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	27.609 vs 19.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.522 vs 0.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	20.331 vs 3.166

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5130

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 5130

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.448

0.436

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

27.609

19.113

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.522

0.097

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

20.331

3.166

Name	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon 5130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.448	0.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	27.609	19.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.522	0.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	20.331	3.166
PassMark - Single thread mark		818
PassMark - CPU mark		1660
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1202
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1950

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon 5130
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating	2759	2819
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Woodcrest
Launch date		June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)		$16
Price now		$13.26
Processor Number		5130
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		30.61
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.00 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		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Manufacturing process technology		65 nm
Maximum frequency		2 GHz
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.00V-1.50V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	771
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)