Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Opteron 154

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 154
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 104 Watt
0.29
Xeon Gold 6526Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 195 Watt
28.97
+9890%

Xeon Gold 6526Y outperforms Opteron 154 by a whopping 9890% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 154 and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3127155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.09
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency0.2614.06
Architecture codenameVenus (2004−2005)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date2 August 2005 (19 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 154 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads132
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size115 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors114 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 154 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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
Socket939FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)104 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 154 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Opteron 154 and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 154 and Xeon Gold 6526Y are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 154 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 154 and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 154 0.29
Xeon Gold 6526Y 28.97
+9890%

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.

Opteron 154 457
Xeon Gold 6526Y 46025
+9971%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 28.97
Recency 2 August 2005 14 December 2023
Physical cores 1 16
Threads 1 32
Power consumption (TDP) 104 Watt 195 Watt

Opteron 154 has 87.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has a 9889.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6526Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 154 in performance tests.


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