Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs Opteron 246 HE
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 246 HE and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 498 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | February 2004 (20 years ago) | 19 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 246 HE and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 246 HE and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | 940 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 246 HE and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 246 HE and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 246 HE and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 680M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 246 HE and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 22.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 246 HE and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 246 HE is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 246 HE and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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