AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon E5502

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon E5502 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 E5502

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6180 SE

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5502

Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 64°C
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5502

Name	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon E5502
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		825
PassMark - CPU mark		1853

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon E5502
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating	2758	2481
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Nehalem EP
Launch date		March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$95
Price now		$95
Processor Number		E5502
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.27
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature	64°C	76°C
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	12	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm
Manufacturing process technology		45 nm
Maximum frequency		1.86 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)