Pentium 4 HT 3.06 vs Opteron 148
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3484 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.11 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 2 August 2005 (20 years ago) | June 2003 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 148 and Pentium 4 HT 3.06 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.06 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 115 mm2 | 146 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 148 and Pentium 4 HT 3.06 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 939 | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 110 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 148 and Pentium 4 HT 3.06. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR1, DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 110 Watt |
Opteron 148 has 29.4% lower power consumption.
Pentium 4 HT 3.06, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between AMD Opteron 148 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.06. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 148 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 4 HT 3.06 is a desktop one.
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