Opteron 156 vs A4-1350
Primary details
Comparing A4-1350 and Opteron 156 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2826 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Server |
Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
Power efficiency | 6.74 | no data |
Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Venus (2004−2005) |
Release date | 18 October 2013 (11 years ago) | 4 May 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-1350 and Opteron 156 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 1 |
Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 3 GHz |
L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
Die size | 246 mm2 | 115 mm2 |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 114 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-1350 and Opteron 156 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 | 1 | 1 |
Socket | FT3 | 939 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 104 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-1350 and Opteron 156. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | no data |
AES-NI | + | - |
AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-1350 and Opteron 156 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-1350 and Opteron 156. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8210 (300 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 18 October 2013 | 4 May 2005 |
Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
Threads | 4 | 1 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 104 Watt |
A4-1350 has an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A4-1350 and Opteron 156. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A4-1350 is a notebook processor while Opteron 156 is a server/workstation one.
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