Intel Core i3 2100 vs AMD Opteron 254 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2100
- 3.1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 2100
 | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Higher clock speed 3.1 GHz |
| | Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 1,583 | | Newer Jan, 2011 |
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Released August, 2005
AMD Opteron 254
- 2.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 254
| | More l2 cache 1 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 75.24W | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,583 | vs | 889 | Around 80% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2011 | vs | Aug, 2005 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
| Better PassMark score | 3,664 | vs | 693 | More than 5.2x better PassMark score | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.23 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.41 pt/W | vs | 0.69 pt/W | More than 2x better performance per watt | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.23 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 75.24W | vs | 98.28W | Around 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 22.31 $/year | vs | 37.88 $/year | More than 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 81.12 $/year | vs | 93.47 $/year | Around 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 2100 vs Opteron 254
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 2100 | vs | Opteron 254 |
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| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| 940 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core i3 2100 | vs | Opteron 254 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 31 | 14 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | 0 - 67°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.23 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.23 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.23 GHz | 3 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 92.6W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 37.88 $/year | 22.31 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 93.47 $/year | 81.12 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.41 pt/W | 0.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 98.28W | 75.24W | |
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