AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon E5-2403

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon E5-2403 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 E5-2403

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6180 SE

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2403

Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2403

Name	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon E5-2403
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		802
PassMark - CPU mark		2367

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon E5-2403
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating	2759	2487
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date		May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
Price now		$364.97
Processor Number		E5-2403
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.84
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	1.80 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature	64°C
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	12	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm
Maximum frequency		1.8 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)