Opteron 148 vs A6-3500
Aggregate performance score
A6-3500 outperforms Opteron 148 by a whopping 273% 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 | 2869 | 3487 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.53 | 0.11 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) |
| Release date | 17 August 2011 (14 years ago) | 2 August 2005 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-3500 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 115 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3500 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM1 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 85 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3500 and Opteron 148 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3500 and Opteron 148. 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 | Radeon HD 6530D | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
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 | 0.82 | 0.22 |
| Recency | 17 August 2011 | 2 August 2005 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 1 |
| Threads | 3 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 85 Watt |
A6-3500 has a 273% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 306% more advanced lithography process, and 31% lower power consumption.
The AMD A6-3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 148 in performance tests.
Note that A6-3500 is a desktop processor while Opteron 148 is a server/workstation one.
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