C-50 vs Opteron 6168
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 6168 and C-50 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 | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD C-Series |
| Architecture codename | Magny-Cours (2010−2011) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 29 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6168 and C-50 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB (shared) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6168 and C-50 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 | G34 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6168 and C-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6168 and C-50 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6168 and C-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6250 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6168 and C-50.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 March 2010 | 4 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 9 Watt |
Opteron 6168 has 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
C-50, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1177.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 6168 and C-50. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 6168 is a server/workstation processor while C-50 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6168 and C-50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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