Duron 900 vs Opteron 6378
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 6378 and Duron 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1479 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.32 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 3.05 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Abu Dhabi (2012) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 5 November 2012 (12 years ago) | 20 August 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $396 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6378 and Duron 900 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (per die) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 105.68 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | 25 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6378 and Duron 900 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 | 4 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | G34 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6378 and Duron 900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6378 and Duron 900 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6378 and Duron 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6378 and Duron 900.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 November 2012 | 20 August 2001 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 1 |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 25 Watt |
Opteron 6378 has an age advantage of 11 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 900, on the other hand, has 360% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 6378 and Duron 900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 6378 is a server/workstation processor while Duron 900 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6378 and Duron 900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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