Aubrey Isle vs Opteron 156
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 156 and Aubrey Isle processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Venus (2004−2005) | Knights Ferry (2010) |
| Release date | 4 May 2005 (19 years ago) | 31 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 156 and Aubrey Isle 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 115 mm2 | 684 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 2,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 156 and Aubrey Isle 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 |
| Socket | 939 | PCIe x16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 104 Watt | 300 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 156 and Aubrey Isle. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 May 2005 | 31 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 32 |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 104 Watt | 300 Watt |
Opteron 156 has 188.5% lower power consumption.
Aubrey Isle, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 3100% more physical cores and 12700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 156 and Aubrey Isle. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 156 and Aubrey Isle, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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