AMD Opteron 6234 vs Intel Pentium D 940

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6234 and Intel Pentium D 940 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6234

Intel Pentium D 940

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
20.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 887 vs 609
15.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 552

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 28 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4096 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	887 vs 609
PassMark - CPU mark	8644 vs 552

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 940

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6234
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 940

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

609

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8644

552

Name	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Pentium D 940
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	609
PassMark - CPU mark	8644	552
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		186
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		309

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Pentium D 940
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6234WKTCGGU
Place in performance rating	2196	3144
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Architecture codename		Presler
Launch date		January 2006
Processor Number		940
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	B1=68.6°C, C1=63.4°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		162 mm2
Transistor count		376 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)