Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 vs AMD Opteron 165 HE |
Released January, 2007
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
 | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 102,800 MB/s |
| | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 4,161 | | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm |
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Released August, 2005
AMD Opteron 165 HE
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 165 HE
| | Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 2 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 102,800 MB/s | vs | 49,700 MB/s | More than 2x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 4,161 | vs | 1,882 | Around 2.2x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 35% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 4,490 | vs | 1,363 | More than 3.2x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 75% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2007 | vs | Aug, 2005 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 85.31W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 91.98 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 25.29 $/year | Around 50% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Opteron 165 HE
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Opteron 165 HE |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| 939 | |||
| 940 | |||
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 Quad Q6600 | vs | Opteron 165 HE |
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| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62.2°C | 0 - 65°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.52 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | 2 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 105W | 55W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.19 pt/W | 1 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 44.69W | |
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