Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E vs AMD Opteron 146 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E 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 HT 3.4E

AMD Opteron 146 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 70% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm

Launch date	April 2004 vs February 2004
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm

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 87% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 103 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 103 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E	AMD Opteron 146 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	SledgeHammer
Launch date	April 2004	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	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	193 mm
L1 cache	16 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.5°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 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
Package Size	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	478	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	103 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)