Opteron 6180 SE vs Opteron 6168
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 6168 and Opteron 6180 SE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Magny-Cours (2010−2011) | Magny-Cours (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 29 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6168 and Opteron 6180 SE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB (shared) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | 2x 346 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | 64 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,800 million | 1,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6168 and Opteron 6180 SE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 4 |
| Socket | G34 | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 140 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6168 and Opteron 6180 SE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6168 and Opteron 6180 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-1333 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6168 and Opteron 6180 SE.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 March 2010 | 14 February 2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 140 Watt |
Opteron 6168 has 21.7% lower power consumption.
Opteron 6180 SE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 6168 and Opteron 6180 SE. We've got no test results to judge.
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