Intel Atom C3508 vs AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3508 and AMD Opteron 6180 SE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3508

  • Around 56% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 64°C
  • 11.7x lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11.5 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6180 SE

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3508
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Name Intel Atom C3508 AMD Opteron 6180 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark 636
PassMark - CPU mark 1796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.331

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C3508 AMD Opteron 6180 SE

Essentials

Architecture codename Denverton
Launch date Q3'17
Place in performance rating 2729 2759
Processor Number C3508
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6180YETCEGO

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 64°C
Maximum frequency 1.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 12
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
L1 cache 1536 KB
L2 cache 6 MB
L3 cache 12 MB
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 256 GB
Supported memory types DDR4: 1866 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 1800 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1310 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11.5 Watt 140 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 8
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 3
PCIe configurations x2,x4,x8
Total number of SATA ports 8
USB revision 3

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

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