Opteron 6308 vs Athlon 600
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird (1999−2000) | Abu Dhabi (2012) |
| Release date | 23 June 1999 (26 years ago) | 5 November 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $615 | $501 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 600 and Opteron 6308 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 184 mm2 | 2x 315 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 22 million | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 600 and Opteron 6308 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 | 4 |
| Socket | A | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 600 and Opteron 6308. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 600 and Opteron 6308 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 600 and Opteron 6308. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 600 and Opteron 6308.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 June 1999 | 5 November 2012 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 115 Watt |
Athlon 600 has 155.6% lower power consumption.
Opteron 6308, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon 600 and AMD Opteron 6308. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 600 is a desktop processor while Opteron 6308 is a server/workstation one.
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