Athlon 64 3300+ vs Opteron 250
Aggregate performance score
Opteron 250 outperforms Athlon 64 3300+ by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3265 | 3451 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.18 | 0.10 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | NewCastle (2004) |
| Release date | December 2004 (20 years ago) | April 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $12 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 250 and Athlon 64 3300+ 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 | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | 144 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 250 and Athlon 64 3300+ 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 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 89 Watt |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.37 | 0.21 |
Opteron 250 has a 76.2% higher aggregate performance score.
The AMD Opteron 250 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 64 3300+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Opteron 250 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 64 3300+ is a desktop one.
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