AMD Opteron 242 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 242 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory.

AMD Opteron 242

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 242

16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00

Around 88% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 81.9 Watt vs 85 Watt

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	81.9 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 242	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00
Essentials
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer	Northwood
Launch date	April 2003	April 2003
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	193 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	106 million	55 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		70 °C
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	940	478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	81.9 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2