Intel Core i3 3227U vs AMD Opteron 146 |
Released January, 2013
Intel Core i3 3227U
- 1.9 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3227U
 | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 13.81W |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 105 °C | | Much better performance per watt 6.9 pt/W |
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Released May, 2004
AMD Opteron 146
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 146
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.86 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 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 | 13.81W | vs | 54.44W | 3.9x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 105 °C | vs | 65 °C | More than 60% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 6.9 pt/W | vs | 0.68 pt/W | More than 10x better performance per watt | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2013 | vs | May, 2004 | Release date over 8 years later | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| Better PassMark score | 2,455 | vs | 532 | More than 4.5x better PassMark score | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | vs | 16.14 $/year | 3.9x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 14.89 $/year | vs | 58.69 $/year | 3.9x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Slightly better geekbench 3 single core score | 1,530 | vs | 1,350 | Around 15% better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
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| 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) | 2.86 GHz | vs | 1.9 GHz | More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3227U vs Opteron 146
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3227U | vs | Opteron 146 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
| 939 | |||
| 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 3227U | vs | Opteron 146 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 19 | 10 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 105°C | 0 - 65°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.86 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.9 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,576.9 | 987.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.9 GHz | 2.86 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 17W | 67W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | 16.14 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 14.89 $/year | 58.69 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 6.9 pt/W | 0.68 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 13.81W | 54.44W | |
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