Winner
AMD Opteron 180
CPUBoss recommends the AMD Opteron 180 based on its overclocking.
See full details| | AMD Opteron 180 vs Athlon X2 3800+ |
| | Newer manufacturing process 45 nms | | Higher clock speed 2.4 GHz |
| | Much higher Maximum Operating Temperature 65 °C | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.82 GHz |
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Better performance per dollar 2.95 pt/$ |
| | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year | | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
by Legit Reviews (Aug, 2005)The 3800+ even bested a Pentium D 840EE in some benchmarks, which to me is astounding considering the price difference between the two, and while the 4800+ is without a doubt the top dog, the 3800+ at stock speeds and while overclocked shows itself to be a great choice.
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Opteron 180 5.5 Athlon X2 3800+ 5.4 | |
| Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit) | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Opteron 180 6.7 Athlon X2 3800+ 6.3 | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| Opteron 180 6.7 Athlon X2 3800+ 6.3 | |
| Passmark (Overclocked), Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 1 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Opteron 180 6.0 Athlon X2 3800+ 6.4 | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
CPUBoss Score | |
Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value | |
| Opteron 180 6.1 Athlon X2 3800+ 5.9 | |
Winner |
AMD Opteron 180CPUBoss Winner | | |
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| Newer manufacturing process | 45 nms | vs | 90 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 65 °C | vs | 55 °C | Around 20% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.82 GHz | vs | 2.72 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 792 | vs | 609 | More than 30% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better PassMark (Overclocked) score | 2,238.6 | vs | 1,578.7 | More than 40% better PassMark (Overclocked) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.62 GHz | vs | 3.02 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 89.38W | More than 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 2.95 pt/$ | vs | 2.21 pt/$ | Around 35% better performance per dollar | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 96.36 $/year | More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 26.5 $/year | More than 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Marginally newer | May, 2006 | vs | Sep, 2005 | Release date 7 months later | |||
Athlon X2 3800+ | by Legit Reviews (Aug, 2005)3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX�9.0 graphics cards.
Athlon X2 3800+ | by Legit Reviews (Sep, 2005)3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX 9.0 graphics cards.
summary | Opteron 180 | vs | Athlon X2 3800+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 939 | |||
| AM2 | |||
| Is hyperthreaded | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
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 | 2.21 pt/W | 2.27 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 89.38W | 52.81W | |
details | Opteron 180 | vs | Athlon X2 3800+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nms | 90 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | 0 - 65°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.82 GHz | 2.72 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.62 GHz | 3.02 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,238.6 | 1,578.7 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.82 GHz | 2.72 GHz | |
| AMD Opteron 180 | AMD Athlon X2 3800+ |
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| $50 | $5 | |
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