AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon L5640

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon L5640 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.

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Intel Xeon L5640

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
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.448 vs 2.022

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 2.022

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5640

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 69.4°C vs 64°C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 52.531 vs 27.609
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.561 vs 0.522
Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.387 vs 1.806

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	69.4°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	52.531 vs 27.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.561 vs 0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.387 vs 1.806

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5640

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.448

2.022

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

27.609

52.531

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.522

0.561

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.806

3.387

Name	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon L5640
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.448	2.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	27.609	52.531
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.522	0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.806	3.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	20.331
PassMark - Single thread mark		1155
PassMark - CPU mark		8525
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2407

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon L5640
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating	2758	2479
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)		$200
Price now		$34.75
Processor Number		L5640
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		54.30
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	12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature	64°C	69.4°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		2.80 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 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		288 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	60 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)