Duron 850 vs Opteron 148
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3484 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 0.11 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | Spitfire (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 2 August 2005 (20 years ago) | 14 May 2001 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $149 |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 148 and Duron 850 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 0.85 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 8.5 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 115 mm2 | 105.68 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 25 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 148 and Duron 850 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 939 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 25 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 148 and Duron 850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 August 2005 | 14 May 2001 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 25 Watt |
Opteron 148 has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 850, on the other hand, has 240% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Opteron 148 and AMD Duron 850. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 148 is a server/workstation processor while Duron 850 is a desktop one.
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