AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon X5660

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon X5660 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
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.448 vs 2.733
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.806 vs 1.363
  • Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 20.331 vs 12.8
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 2.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806 vs 1.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 vs 12.8

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5660

  • Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 64°C
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 55.088 vs 27.609
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.722 vs 0.522
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 81.3°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 55.088 vs 27.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.722 vs 0.522

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5660

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.448
2.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.609
55.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.522
0.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.806
1.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
20.331
12.8
Name AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon X5660
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448 2.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.609 55.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522 0.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806 1.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331 12.8
PassMark - Single thread mark 1355
PassMark - CPU mark 10473
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3231

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6180 SE Intel Xeon X5660

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating 2759 2392
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) $33
Price now $112.91
Processor Number X5660
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 19.89

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 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 64°C 81.3°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 mm
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.20 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 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 42.5mmX45mm

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)