AMD Opteron 6180 SE vs Intel Xeon X5687

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6180 SE and Intel Xeon X5687 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.

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Intel Xeon X5687

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
5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.448 vs 1.191
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.522 vs 0.384
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.806 vs 0.49
3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 20.331 vs 5.238

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)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.448 vs 1.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.522 vs 0.384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.806 vs 0.49
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	20.331 vs 5.238

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5687

Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 80.4°C vs 64°C
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 62.153 vs 27.609

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	80.4°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	62.153 vs 27.609

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6180 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5687

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.448

1.191

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

27.609

62.153

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.522

0.384

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.806

0.49

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

20.331

5.238

Name	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon X5687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.448	1.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	27.609	62.153
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.522	0.384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.806	0.49
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	20.331	5.238
PassMark - Single thread mark		1658
PassMark - CPU mark		9406

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6180 SE	Intel Xeon X5687
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6180YETCEGO
Place in performance rating	2759	2519
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Westmere EP
Launch date		February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$121
Price now		$51.66
Processor Number		X5687
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		40.41
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.60 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	80.4°C
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm
Maximum frequency		3.86 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	130 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
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)