Opteron 248 vs Pentium Dual T3200
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Dual Core T3200 outperforms Opteron 248 by a considerable 41% 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 | 3248 | 3375 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.46 | 0.13 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (17 years ago) | November 2003 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $12 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Opteron 248 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 106 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Opteron 248 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 | 2 |
| Socket | no data | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.38 | 0.27 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pentium Dual T3200 has a 40.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 248 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T3200 is a notebook processor while Opteron 248 is a server/workstation one.
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