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.

AMD Opteron 246 HE

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E

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)