Opteron 148 vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Aggregate performance score
Opteron 148 outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3521 | 3483 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Pentium 4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.09 | 0.11 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) |
| Release date | no data | 2 August 2005 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Opteron 148 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 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 115 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Opteron 148 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 85 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Opteron 148. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 85 Watt |
Opteron 148 has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 4.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Opteron 148 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium 4 P4 3.0 is a desktop processor while Opteron 148 is a server/workstation one.
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