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| 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 |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 2100 vs Opteron 254
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 2100
3,664
Opteron 254
693
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 2100
1,583
Opteron 254
889
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 |
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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 |
Intel Core i3 2100 ![]() | AMD Opteron 254 ![]() |
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