AMD Opteron 4284
Intel Core i3-2130 3.4GHz
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Opteron 4284
Core i3-2130 3.4GHz
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In terms of overall gaming performance, the AMD Opteron 4284 is massively better than the Intel Core i3-2130 3.4GHz when it comes to running the latest games. This also means it will be less likely to bottleneck more powerful GPUs, allowing them to achieve more of their gaming performance potential.
The Opteron 4284 was released less than a year after the Core i3-2130 3.4GHz, and so they are likely to have similar levels of support, and similarly optimized performance when running the latest games.
The Opteron 4284 has 6 more cores than the Core i3-2130 3.4GHz. With 8 cores, the Opteron 4284 is much less likely to struggle with the latest games, or bottleneck high-end graphics cards when running them.
The Opteron 4284 and Core i3-2130 3.4GHz are not from the same family of CPUs, so their clock speeds are by no means directly comparable. Bear in mind, then, that while the Core i3-2130 3.4GHz has a 0.4 GHz faster frequency, this is not always an indicator that it will be superior in performance, despite frequency being crucial when trying to avoid GPU bottlenecking. In this case, however, the difference is enough that it possibly indicates the superiority of the Opteron 4284.
The Opteron 4284 has a 488 KB bigger L2 cache than the Core i3-2130 3.4GHz, which means that it, at worst, wins out in this area, and at best, will provide superior gaming performance and will work much better with high-end graphics cards.
The Core i3-2130 3.4GHz has a 30 Watt lower Maximum TDP than the Opteron 4284 (though they were created with the same size 32 nm manufacturing technology). What this means is the Core i3-2130 3.4GHz will consume significantly less power and consequently produce less heat, enabling more prolonged computational tasks with fewer adverse effects. This will lower your yearly electricity bill significantly, as well as prevent you from having to invest in extra cooling mechanisms (unless you overclock).
The Core i3-2130 3.4GHz has an on-board GPU, which means that it will be capable of running basic graphics applications (i.e., games) without the need for a dedicated graphics card. The Opteron 4284, however, does not, and you will probably have to look for a dedicated card if you wish to use it at all.
For in-depth GPU comparisons with the Intel HD Graphics 2000 Desktop, click on the following GPU overview comparison icon (visible throughout Game-Debate), and choose a GPU from the list to compare against:
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Opteron is AMD's x86 server and workstation processor line, and was the first processor to implement the AMD64 instruction set architecture (known generically as x86-64). It was released on April 22, 2003 with the SledgeHammer core (K8) and was intended to compete in the server and workstation markets, particularly in the same segment as the Intel Xeon processor. Processors based on the AMD K10 microarchitecture (codenamed Barcelona) were announced on September 10, 2007 featuring a new quad-core configuration. The most-recently released Opteron CPUs are the 8- and 12-core Socket G34 Opterons, code-named Magny-Cours. Core i3-2130 3.4GHz is a middle-class CPU based on the 32nm, Sandy Bridge architecture.
It offers 2 Physical Cores (4 Logical), clocked at 3.4GHz and 3MB of L3 Cache.
Among its many features, Turbo Boost and HyperThreading are activated.
The processor integrates weak Graphics called Intel HD Graphics 2000, with 6 Execution Units, initially clocked at 850MHz and that go up to 1100MHz, in Turbo Mode which share the L2 Cache and system RAM with the processor.
It is a powerful processor whose performance is good. It's thus capable of running most applications smoothly without any problem.
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