Intel Core2 Duo E4400 vs AMD Opteron 170 |
Released April, 2007
Intel Core2 Duo E4400
- 2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E4400
 | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
| | Newer Apr, 2007 | | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
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Released August, 2005
AMD Opteron 170
- 2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 170
| | Slightly higher Maximum operating temperature 65 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 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 | 52.81W | vs | 89.38W | More than 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2007 | vs | Aug, 2005 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 26.5 $/year | More than 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 96.36 $/year | More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.53 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 75% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.16 GHz | vs | 2.91 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.25 pt/W | vs | 0.52 pt/W | Around 2.5x better performance per watt | |||
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| Slightly higher Maximum operating temperature | 65 °C | vs | 61.4 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E4400 vs Opteron 170
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E4400 | vs | Opteron 170 |
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| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| 939 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core2 Duo E4400 | vs | Opteron 170 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 10 | 10 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 1.3 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 61.4°C | 0 - 65°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.16 GHz | 2.91 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.53 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.16 GHz | 2.91 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 110W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 26.5 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 96.36 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.25 pt/W | 0.52 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 89.38W | |
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