AMD Opteron 250 vs Intel Xeon 3.06

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 250 and Intel Xeon 3.06 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 250

Intel Xeon 3.06

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 250

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
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
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 97 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 649 vs 491

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2004 vs July 2003
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 97 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	649 vs 491

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 3.06

Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.07 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.07 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 250
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 3.06

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

649

491

Name	AMD Opteron 250	Intel Xeon 3.06
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	649	491

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 250	Intel Xeon 3.06
Essentials
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer	Gallatin
Launch date	May 2004	July 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$12
Place in performance rating	3247	3250
Price now	$11
Value for money (0-100)	17.41
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	193 mm	237 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.07 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	106 million	286 million
L3 cache		2048 KB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	940	604
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	97 Watt