Pentium Dual Core T3200 vs Opteron 6168

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6168 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Architecture codename	Magny-Cours (2010−2011)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	29 March 2010 (14 years ago)	1 October 2008 (15 years ago)
Current price	$340	$29

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6168 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	no data	667 MHz
L1 cache	768 KB (shared)	no data
L2 cache	6 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	346 mm2	143 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,800 million	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6168 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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	no data
Socket	G34	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	35 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6168 and Pentium Dual Core T3200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6168 and Pentium Dual Core T3200.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 March 2010	1 October 2008
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	35 Watt

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