AMD Opteron 2350 HE vs Intel Pentium III 1266S

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2350 HE and Intel Pentium III 1266S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2350 HE

  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 57% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.27 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
  • 32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 9.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2820 vs 309
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2 GHz vs 1.27 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 256 KB (shared) vs 8 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2820 vs 309

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1266S

  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 30.4 Watt vs 79 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30.4 Watt vs 79 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2350 HE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1266S

PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2820
309
Name AMD Opteron 2350 HE Intel Pentium III 1266S
PassMark - Single thread mark 0 0
PassMark - CPU mark 2820 309

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 2350 HE Intel Pentium III 1266S

Essentials

Architecture codename Barcelona Tualatin
Launch date October 2008 Q4'01
Place in performance rating 3235 3272
Vertical segment Server Server
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 285 mm 80 mm
L1 cache 256 KB (shared) 8 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) 512 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 76 °C 69 °C
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 1.27 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 463 million 44 million
Base frequency 1.26 GHz
Bus Speed 133 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 69°C
VID voltage range 1.5V

Compatibility

Sockets supported Fr2 PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 79 Watt 30.4 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)