Intel Celeron G540 vs AMD Opteron 848 |
Released July, 2011
Intel Celeron G540
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Celeron G540
 | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Higher clock speed 2.5 GHz |
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Newer Jul, 2011 |
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Released November, 2003
AMD Opteron 848
- 2.2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 848
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 | | 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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| Higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 72.31W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2011 | vs | Nov, 2003 | Release date over 7 years later | |||
| Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 3,060 | vs | 958 | Around 3.2x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Better geekbench 3 single core score | 1,727 | vs | 972 | Around 80% better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.96 pt/W | vs | 1.15 pt/W | More than 70% better performance per watt | |||
| Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Celeron G540 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 | Celeron G540 | vs | Opteron 848 |
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| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| 940 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Celeron G540 | vs | Opteron 848 |
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| Threads | 2 | 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 | |
| Clock multiplier | 25 | 11 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | 0 - 71°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 89W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 21.44 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 77.96 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.96 pt/W | 1.15 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 72.31W | |
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