AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon E5-2609

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon E5-2609 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

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
  • 4.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 27.609 vs 5.911
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.522 vs 0.303
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.806 vs 1.586
  • 7.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 20.331 vs 2.75
Specifications (specs)
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)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.609 vs 5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 vs 0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806 vs 1.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 vs 2.75

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609

  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 70.0°C vs 64°C
  • Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.741 vs 6.448
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 70.0°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.741 vs 6.448

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2609

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.448
6.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.609
5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.522
0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.806
1.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
20.331
2.75
Name AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon E5-2609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448 6.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.609 5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806 1.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 2.75
PassMark - Single thread mark 1151
PassMark - CPU mark 5891
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1634

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon E5-2609

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating 2759 2800
Series AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date March 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $143
Price now $78
Processor Number E5-2609
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 17.40

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.40 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 70.0°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 2.4 GHz
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 1270 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V

Memory

Supported memory frequency 1800 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported G34 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)