AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon X5550

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon X5550 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
  • 3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.448 vs 1.775
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 20.331 vs 8.548
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 1.775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 vs 8.548

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5550

  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 64°C
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 71.663 vs 27.609
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.531 vs 0.522
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.861 vs 1.806
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 75°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 71.663 vs 27.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.531 vs 0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.861 vs 1.806

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5550

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.448
1.775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.609
71.663
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.522
0.531
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.806
2.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
20.331
8.548
Name AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon X5550
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448 1.775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.609 71.663
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 0.531
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806 2.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 8.548
PassMark - Single thread mark 1313
PassMark - CPU mark 5621
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 491
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2241

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon X5550

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating 2759 2539
Series AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Nehalem EP
Launch date March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $62
Price now $17.27
Processor Number X5550
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 92.15

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.66 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 75°C
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 12 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 731 million
VID voltage range 0.75V -1.35V

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 144 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported G34 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 95 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
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)