CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 180 vs 3800+

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit)

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

Passmark (Single Core)

Overclocking

How much speed can you get out of the processor?

Passmark (Overclocked), Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 1 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

Performance Per Dollar

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value

Winner
AMD Opteron 180 

CPUBoss recommends the AMD Opteron 180  based on its overclocking.

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AMD Opteron 180

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Front view of AMD Opteron 180

Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of AMD Opteron 180

Reasons to consider the
AMD Opteron 180

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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
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)
Front view of AMD Athlon X2 3800+

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AMD Athlon X2 3800+

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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

Benchmarks Real world tests of Opteron 180 vs Athlon X2 3800+

GeekBench

Passmark

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX�9.0 graphics cards.
Athlon X2 3800+ | by Legit Reviews (Aug, 2005)

Passmark (Single Core)

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX 9.0 graphics cards.
Athlon X2 3800+ | by Legit Reviews (Sep, 2005)

Specifications Full list of technical specs

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
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