AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon W3530

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon W3530 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
  • 7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.448 vs 0.917
  • Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.522 vs 0.297
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.806 vs 1.553
  • 4.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 20.331 vs 4.283
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 0.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 vs 0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806 vs 1.553
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 vs 4.283

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3530

  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 64°C
  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 48.982 vs 27.609
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 48.982 vs 27.609

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3530

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.448
0.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.609
48.982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.522
0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.806
1.553
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
20.331
4.283
Name AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon W3530
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448 0.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.609 48.982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806 1.553
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 4.283
PassMark - Single thread mark 1338
PassMark - CPU mark 3071
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1998

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon W3530

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating 2759 2752
Series AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Bloomfield
Launch date March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $999
Price now $293.95
Processor Number W3530
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 5.37

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.80 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 67.9°C
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 12 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 731 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

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 24 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported G34 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm

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) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)