AMD Opteron 840 vs Intel Celeron 2.60

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 840 and Intel Celeron 2.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 840

Intel Celeron 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 840

16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 128 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.60

Around 86% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 85 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 840
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.60

Name	AMD Opteron 840	Intel Celeron 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark		602
PassMark - CPU mark		238

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 840	Intel Celeron 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer	Northwood
Launch date	June 2003	June 2003
Place in performance rating	not rated	2837
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	193 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	106 million	55 million
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		72°C
VID voltage range		1.315V-1.525V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	940	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	62.6 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)