AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon E5503

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon E5503 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.

 

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 E5503

  • 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 E5503

Name AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon E5503
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 783
PassMark - CPU mark 1787

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon E5503

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating 2759 2554
Series AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Nehalem EP
Launch date March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $287
Price now $287.01
Processor Number E5503
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 1.43

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.00 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 2 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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit
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)