Xeon 3.20 vs Opteron 250

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 250
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.37
+37%

Opteron 250 outperforms Xeon 3.20 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32413357
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency0.180.12
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameSledgeHammer (2003−2005)Gallatin (2003−2004)
Release dateDecember 2004 (20 years ago)October 2003 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$12no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron 250 and Xeon 3.20 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB8 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography130 nm130 nm
Die size193 mm2237 mm2
Number of transistors106 million286 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 250 and Xeon 3.20 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 configuration22
Socket940604
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt97 Watt

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Opteron 250 0.37
+37%
Xeon 3.20 0.27

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Opteron 250 649
+35.8%
Xeon 3.20 478
Samples: 11

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 0.27
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 97 Watt

Opteron 250 has a 37% higher aggregate performance score, and 9% lower power consumption.

The AMD Opteron 250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon 3.20 in performance tests.

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