Intel Core i5 3230M vs AMD Opteron 254 |
Released January, 2013
Intel Core i5 3230M
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3230M
 | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W |
| | Much better performance per watt 12.42 pt/W | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 105 °C |
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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 | | Higher clock speed 2.8 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | 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 | 22 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 75.24W | 2.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 12.42 pt/W | vs | 0.69 pt/W | Around 18x better performance per watt | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 105 °C | vs | 67 °C | More than 55% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2013 | vs | Aug, 2005 | Release date over 7 years later | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,583 | vs | 889 | Around 80% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better PassMark score | 3,989 | vs | 693 | More than 5.8x 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 | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 22.31 $/year | 2.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 81.12 $/year | 2.6x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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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 | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3230M vs Opteron 254
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3230M | vs | Opteron 254 |
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| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
| 940 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core i5 3230M | 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 | 22 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 26 | 14 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 105°C | 0 - 67°C | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 92.6W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 22.31 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | 81.12 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 12.42 pt/W | 0.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 75.24W | |
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