Intel Xeon W3520 vs AMD Opteron 854 |
Released March, 2009
Intel Xeon W3520
- 2.66 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon W3520
 | More cores 4 | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.38 GHz |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | More threads 8 |
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Released August, 2005
AMD Opteron 854
- 2.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 854
| | Higher clock speed 2.8 GHz | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 75.24W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.38 GHz | vs | 2.96 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 more threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.46 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 60% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2009 | vs | Aug, 2005 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 2.66 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 75.24W | vs | 105.63W | Around 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 81.12 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | Around 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 22.31 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | Around 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon W3520 vs Opteron 854
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon W3520 | vs | Opteron 854 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad 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 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Xeon W3520 | vs | Opteron 854 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 8 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 8 | |
| Clock multiplier | 20 | 14 | |
| Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.38V | 1.3 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.9°C | 0 - 67°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.38 GHz | 2.96 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.46 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.38 GHz | 2.96 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 92.6W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 22.31 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 81.12 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 75.24W | |
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