Opteron 242 vs Opteron 4386
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 4386 and Opteron 242 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 | Server |
| Architecture codename | Seoul (2012) | SledgeHammer (2003−2004) |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) | April 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Current price | $79 | $14.49 |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 4386 and Opteron 242 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 106 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 4386 and Opteron 242 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 | 2 |
| Socket | C32 | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4386 and Opteron 242. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4386 and Opteron 242 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4386 and Opteron 242. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 85 Watt |
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