AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon W3690

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon W3690 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

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
  • 3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.448 vs 1.723
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.522 vs 0.515
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 20.331 vs 7.929
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 1.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 vs 0.515
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 vs 7.929

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3690

  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 64°C
  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 80% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 49.754 vs 27.609
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.752 vs 1.806
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) 49.754 vs 27.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.752 vs 1.806

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3690

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.448
1.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.609
49.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.522
0.515
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.806
2.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
20.331
7.929
Name AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon W3690
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448 1.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.609 49.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 0.515
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806 2.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 7.929
PassMark - Single thread mark 1616
PassMark - CPU mark 7234
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 667
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3602
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon W3690

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating 2758 2500
Series AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Gulftown
Launch date February 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $450
Price now $1,000
Processor Number W3690
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 2.70

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.46 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 67.9°C
Number of cores 12 6
Number of threads 12 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 239 mm2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.73 GHz
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

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 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 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® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)