Intel Core i5 3230M vs AMD Opteron 860 HE |
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 | | Significantly higher clock speed 2.6 GHz |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 105 °C | | Newer Jan, 2013 |
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Released August, 2005
AMD Opteron 860 HE
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 860 HE
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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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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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | Around 65% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 105 °C | vs | 71 °C | Around 50% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2013 | vs | Aug, 2005 | Release date over 7 years later | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 44.69W | More than 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 13.25 $/year | More than 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 48.18 $/year | More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i5 3230M vs Opteron 860 HE
clock speed
L2 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3230M | vs | Opteron 860 HE |
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| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual 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 860 HE |
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| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 8 | |
| Clock multiplier | 26 | 8 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 105°C | 0 - 71°C | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 55W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 44.69W | |
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