Atom 230 vs Opteron 254
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 254 and Atom 230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Troy (2005) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | August 2005 (18 years ago) | 1 March 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $29 |
| Current price | $187 | $170 (5.9x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 254 and Atom 230 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 26 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 254 and Atom 230 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 940 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 92 Watt | 4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 254 and Atom 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Opteron 254 and Atom 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 254 and Atom 230 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 254 and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Opteron 254 outperforms Atom 230 by 167% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 92 Watt | 4 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Opteron 254 and Atom 230. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 254 is a server/workstation processor while Atom 230 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 254 and Atom 230, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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