AMD Opteron 170 vs Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
Released August, 2005
AMD Opteron 170
- 2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 170
 | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
- 2.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Athlon 64 X2 4400+
| | Higher clock speed 2.3 GHz | | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.3 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 89.38W | More than 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 26.5 $/year | More than 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 96.36 $/year | More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.13 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Opteron 170 vs Athlon 64 X2 4400+
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Opteron 170 | vs | Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 939 | |||
| AM2 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Opteron 170 | vs | Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.91 GHz | 2.75 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,282.6 | 1,605.4 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.91 GHz | 2.75 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 110W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 26.5 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 96.36 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.52 pt/W | 0.89 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 89.38W | 52.81W | |
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