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| Intel Core i3 6100 vs AMD Opteron 42DX EE |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i3 6100
- 3.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 6100
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.7 GHz | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.25 GHz | ![]() | Newer Jul, 2015 |
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Released November, 2011
AMD Opteron 42DX EE
- 2.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 42DX EE
![]() | More l3 cache 8 MB | ![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
![]() | More cores 4 | ![]() | Lower typical power consumption 32.5W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 70% higher clock speed | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.25 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 95% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Nov, 2011 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.39 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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More l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 3 MB | Around 2.8x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 32.5W | vs | 41.44W | More than 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 9.64 $/year | vs | 12.29 $/year | More than 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 35.04 $/year | vs | 44.68 $/year | More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost |
Features Key features of the Core i3 6100 vs Opteron 42DX EE
clock speed
Core i3 6100
3.7 GHz
Opteron 42DX EE
2.2 GHz
L3 cache
Core i3 6100
3 MB
Opteron 42DX EE
8 MB
overclocked clock speed (air)
Core i3 6100
4.25 GHz
Opteron 42DX EE
2.2 GHz
overclocked clock speed (water)
Core i3 6100
4.39 GHz
Opteron 42DX EE
2.2 GHz
TDP
Core i3 6100
51W
Opteron 42DX EE
40W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 6100 | vs | Opteron 42DX EE |
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Clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s |
details | Core i3 6100 | vs | Opteron 42DX EE |
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Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 2 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.25 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.39 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.25 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 51W | 40W | |
Annual home energy cost | 12.29 $/year | 9.64 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 44.68 $/year | 35.04 $/year | |
Typical power consumption | 41.44W | 32.5W |
Intel Core i3 6100 ![]() | AMD Opteron 42DX EE ![]() |
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