Pentium 4 2.53 vs Opteron 4340
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 4340 and Pentium 4 2.53 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Seoul (2012) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) | May 2002 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 4340 and Pentium 4 2.53 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.53 GHz |
| L1 cache | 288 KB | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 146 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 4340 and Pentium 4 2.53 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | C32 | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 110 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4340 and Pentium 4 2.53. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4340 and Pentium 4 2.53 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4340 and Pentium 4 2.53. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 6 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 110 Watt |
Opteron 4340 has 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 15.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 4340 and Pentium 4 2.53. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 4340 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 4 2.53 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 4340 and Pentium 4 2.53, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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