AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon E5649
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon E5649 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
- 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.448 vs 2.594
- Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 27.609 vs 25.435
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 12 vs 6 |
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 2.594 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 27.609 vs 25.435 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5649
- Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 76.2°C vs 64°C
- Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
- Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.647 vs 0.522
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum core temperature | 76.2°C vs 64°C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 140 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.647 vs 0.522 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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Name | AMD Opteron 6180 SE | Intel Xeon E5649 |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 6.448 | 2.594 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 27.609 | 25.435 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.522 | 0.647 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.806 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 20.331 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1214 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 9558 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 470 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2849 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 6180 SE | Intel Xeon E5649 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS6180YETCEGO | |
Place in performance rating | 2759 | 2407 |
Series | AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Westmere EP | |
Launch date | February 2011 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | |
Price now | $115 | |
Processor Number | E5649 | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 17.77 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.53 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 | 76.2°C |
Number of cores | 12 | 6 |
Number of threads | 12 | 12 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 5.86 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 239 mm | |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | |
Maximum frequency | 2.93 GHz | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Transistor count | 1170 million | |
VID voltage range | 0.750V-1.350V | |
Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 1800 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 800/1066/1333 |
ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 288 GB | |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |