AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon E5620

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon E5620 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
  • 4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.448 vs 1.552
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.522 vs 0.469
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 20.331 vs 7.383
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)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448 vs 1.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 vs 0.469
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 vs 7.383

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5620

  • Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 77.6°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): 62.536 vs 27.609
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.559 vs 1.806
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 77.6°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 62.536 vs 27.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.559 vs 1.806

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5620

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.448
1.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.609
62.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.522
0.469
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.806
2.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
20.331
7.383
Name AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon E5620
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448 1.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.609 62.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 0.469
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806 2.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 7.383
PassMark - Single thread mark 1092
PassMark - CPU mark 6532
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2092

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon E5620

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating 2759 2668
Series AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Westmere EP
Launch date March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $35
Price now $25.99
Processor Number E5620
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 55.06

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 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 64°C 77.6°C
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 12 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size 239 mm
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.66 GHz
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V

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 288 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
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
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)