AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon E5520

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon E5520 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, 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
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • 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 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.448 vs 1.453
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.522 vs 0.429
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 20.331 vs 6.95
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
L1 cache 1536 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448 vs 1.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 vs 0.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 vs 6.95

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5520

  • Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 64°C
  • Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 62.27 vs 27.609
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.436 vs 1.806
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 72°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 62.27 vs 27.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.436 vs 1.806

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5520

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.448
1.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.609
62.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.522
0.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.806
2.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
20.331
6.95
Name AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon E5520
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448 1.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.609 62.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 0.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806 2.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 6.95
PassMark - Single thread mark 1104
PassMark - CPU mark 4626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1969

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon E5520

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating 2759 2716
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) $19
Price now $42.39
Processor Number E5520
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 30.90

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.26 GHz
L1 cache 1536 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 6 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 64°C 72°C
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 12 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.53 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 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 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)