Intel Core i7 990X vs AMD Opteron 240 EE |
Released February, 2011
Intel Core i7 990X
- 3.46 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 990X
 | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much higher clock speed 3.46 GHz |
| | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.58 GHz |
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Released February, 2004
AMD Opteron 240 EE
- 1.4 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 240 EE
| | Much lower typical power consumption 24.38W | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | | Much lower annual home energy cost 7.23 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.46 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | Around 2.5x higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.58 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 3.2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More cores | 6 | vs | 1 | 5 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 1 | 11 more threads | |||
| Newer | Feb, 2011 | vs | Feb, 2004 | Release date over 7 years later | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.47 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | Around 3.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 24.38W | vs | 105.63W | 4.3x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.33 MB/core | More than 3x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 7.23 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | 4.3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 26.28 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | 4.3x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i7 990X vs Opteron 240 EE
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 990X | vs | Opteron 240 EE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| 940 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
details | Core i7 990X | vs | Opteron 240 EE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 12 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 26 | 7 | |
| Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.38V | 1.1 - UnknownV | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.58 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.47 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.58 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 30W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 7.23 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 26.28 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 24.38W | |
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