Intel Core2 Quad Q9700 vs AMD Opteron 240 EE |
First seen on January, 2013
Intel Core2 Quad Q9700
- 3.17 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Quad Q9700
 | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm |
| | Much higher clock speed 3.17 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.17 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 | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 7.23 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 26.28 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 1 MB | 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 3.17 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 2.2x higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.17 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 50% more l2 cache per core | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.17 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 24.38W | vs | 77.19W | 3.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| 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 | 22.89 $/year | 3.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 26.28 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | 3.2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Core2 Quad Q9700 vs Opteron 240 EE
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Quad Q9700 | vs | Opteron 240 EE |
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| Clock speed | 3.17 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| 940 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
details | Core2 Quad Q9700 | vs | Opteron 240 EE |
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| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 2 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.17 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.17 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.17 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 30W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 7.23 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 26.28 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 24.38W | |
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