AMD Opteron 250 vs Opteron 154

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General info

Comparing Opteron 154 and Opteron 250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameVenus (2004−2005)SledgeHammer (2003−2004)
Release date2 August 2005 (18 years old)December 2004 (19 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$12
Current priceno data$276 (23x MSRP)

Technical specs

Opteron 154 and Opteron 250 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm130 nm
Die size115 mm2193 mm2
Number of transistors114 million106 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 154 and Opteron 250 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 configuration12
Socket939940
Power consumption (TDP)104 Watt89 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 154 and Opteron 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Opteron 154 457
Opteron 250 649
+42%

Opteron 250 outperforms Opteron 154 by 42% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Chip lithography 90 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 104 Watt 89 Watt

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