Intel Atom N2600 vs AMD Opteron 848 |
Released December, 2011
Intel Atom N2600
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Atom N2600
 | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 2.84W |
| | Much better performance per watt 8.43 pt/W | | Newer Dec, 2011 |
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Released November, 2003
AMD Opteron 848
- 2.2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 848
| | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 123,000 MB/s | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 |
| | Higher clock speed 2.2 GHz | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 2.84W | vs | 72.31W | 25.4x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 8.43 pt/W | vs | 1.15 pt/W | More than 7.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Newer | Dec, 2011 | vs | Nov, 2003 | Release date over 8 years later | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 100 °C | vs | 71 °C | More than 40% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 0.84 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | 25.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 3.07 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | 25.4x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 123,000 MB/s | vs | 25,100 MB/s | Around 5x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.2 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.4 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.2 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Atom N2600 vs Opteron 848
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Atom N2600 | vs | Opteron 848 |
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| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Atom N2600 | vs | Opteron 848 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 8 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 100°C | 0 - 71°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 3.5W | 89W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 0.84 $/year | 21.44 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 3.07 $/year | 77.96 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 8.43 pt/W | 1.15 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 2.84W | 72.31W | |
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