Intel Xeon X3430 vs AMD Opteron 170 |
Released September, 2009
Intel Xeon X3430
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X3430
 | Much higher clock speed 2.4 GHz | | More cores 4 |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.51 GHz |
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Released August, 2005
AMD Opteron 170
- 2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 170
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
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| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.51 GHz | vs | 2.91 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.12 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 89.38W | Around 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | Sep, 2009 | vs | Aug, 2005 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 96.36 $/year | Around 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 26.5 $/year | Around 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much 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 more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X3430 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 | Xeon X3430 | vs | Opteron 170 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1156 | |||
| 939 | |||
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 X3430 | vs | Opteron 170 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 18 | 10 | |
| Voltage range | 0.65 - 1.4V | 1.3 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.7°C | 0 - 65°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.51 GHz | 2.91 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.12 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 717.2 | 1,282.6 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.51 GHz | 2.91 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 110W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 26.5 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 96.36 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.49 pt/W | 0.52 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 89.38W | |
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