Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.80 vs AMD Opteron 242

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.80 and AMD Opteron 242 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.80

AMD Opteron 242

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.80

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 69.7 Watt vs 85 Watt

Launch date	May 2003 vs April 2003
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69.7 Watt vs 85 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 242

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

L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.80	AMD Opteron 242
Essentials
Architecture codename	Northwood	SledgeHammer
Launch date	May 2003	April 2003
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	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm2	193 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75 °C
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	55 million	106 million
VID voltage range	1.250V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	PPGA478	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69.7 Watt	85 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)