Athlon 1400 (B) vs Opteron 250 HE
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Primary details
Comparing 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 | Desktop processor |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Troy (2005) | Thunderbird B (2000−2001) |
| Release date | March 2005 (20 years ago) | 6 June 2001 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $253 |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 250 HE and Athlon 1400 (B) 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 120 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 250 HE and Athlon 1400 (B) 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 72 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 250 HE and Athlon 1400 (B). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 72 Watt |
Opteron 250 HE has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 30.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Opteron 250 HE and AMD Athlon 1400 (B). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 250 HE is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 1400 (B) is a desktop one.
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