Opteron 842 vs Athlon II X4 610e

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 610e and Opteron 842 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2200	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.49	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Propus (2009−2011)	SledgeHammer (2003−2004)
Release date	11 May 2010 (14 years ago)	June 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	no data
Current price	$51 (0.7x MSRP)	$263

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 610e and Opteron 842 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	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Die size	169 mm2	193 mm2
Number of transistors	300 million	106 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 610e and Opteron 842 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	8
Socket	AM3	940
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	85 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Opteron 842. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Opteron 842.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	85 Watt

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