Turion II Ultra M640 vs Opteron 150
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 150 and Turion II Ultra M640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Turion II Ultra |
| Architecture codename | Venus (2004−2005) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 2 August 2005 (18 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Current price | $55 | $30 |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 150 and Turion II Ultra M640 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 115 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 150 and Turion II Ultra M640 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 | no data |
| Socket | 939 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 150 and Turion II Ultra M640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Dual-channel DDR2 memory controller, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 150 and Turion II Ultra M640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 August 2005 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 35 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Opteron 150 and Turion II Ultra M640. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 150 is a server/workstation processor while Turion II Ultra M640 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 150 and Turion II Ultra M640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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