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.

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Intel Xeon X5660

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		1354
PassMark - CPU mark		10471
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	2389
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)