AMD Opteron 252 vs Intel Xeon 3.06

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 252 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 252

Intel Xeon 3.06

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 252

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
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 5% lower typical power consumption: 92 Watt vs 97 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 760 vs 491

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2005 vs July 2003
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	92 Watt vs 97 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	760 vs 491

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 3.06

Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.07 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.07 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 3.06

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

760

491

Name	AMD Opteron 252	Intel Xeon 3.06
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	760	491

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 252	Intel Xeon 3.06
Essentials
Architecture codename	Troy	Gallatin
Launch date	February 2005	July 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$63
Place in performance rating	3245	3250
Price now	$63.36
Value for money (0-100)	3.54
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.07 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	106 million	286 million
Die size		237 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	940	604
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	92 Watt	97 Watt