Opteron 4340 vs C-70
Primary details
Comparing C-70 and Opteron 4340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3222 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD C-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Seoul (2012) |
| Release date | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
C-70 and Opteron 4340 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 288 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 6144 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8192 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on C-70 and Opteron 4340 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | C32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-70 and Opteron 4340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-70 and Opteron 4340 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-70 and Opteron 4340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6290 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2012 | 4 December 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 95 Watt |
C-70 has 955.6% lower power consumption.
Opteron 4340, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between C-70 and Opteron 4340. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that C-70 is a notebook processor while Opteron 4340 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-70 and Opteron 4340, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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