AMD Opteron 246 HE vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 246 HE and Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 246 HE

  • 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 103 Watt
L1 cache 128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 103 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E

  • Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 130 nm

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 246 HE Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E

Essentials

Architecture codename SledgeHammer Prescott
Launch date February 2004 February 2004
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 112 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 16 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Transistor count 106 million 125 million
Base frequency 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 73.5°C
VID voltage range 1.250V-1.400V

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported 940 478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt 103 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 35mm x 35mm

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

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