Intel Pentium 4 2.40 vs AMD Opteron 146 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 2.40 and AMD Opteron 146 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 2.40

AMD Opteron 146 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.40

Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 146 HE

8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 59.8 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 59.8 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 2.40	AMD Opteron 146 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Northwood	SledgeHammer
Launch date	Q1'02	February 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm2	193 mm
L1 cache	16 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	55 million	106 million
VID voltage range	1.350V-1.525V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	59.8 Watt	55 Watt
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)