AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon 5148

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon 5148 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.

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Intel Xeon 5148

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6180 SE

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 64°C vs 58°C
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	64°C vs 58°C
L2 cache	6 MB vs 4096 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5148

3.5x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5148

Name	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon 5148
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		868
PassMark - CPU mark		912

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon 5148
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating	2759	2467
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Woodcrest
Launch date		June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)		$9
Price now		$13.13
Processor Number		5148
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		35.65
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.33 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	12 MB
Maximum core temperature	64°C	58°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		2.33 GHz
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		1.150V-1.250V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	40 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)