Aubrey Isle vs Opteron 850
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 850 and Aubrey Isle 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 | Server |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | Knights Ferry (2010) |
| Release date | December 2004 (20 years ago) | 31 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 850 and Aubrey Isle 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | 684 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 2,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 850 and Aubrey Isle 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 | 8 | 1 |
| Socket | 940 | PCIe x16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 300 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 850 and Aubrey Isle. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 32 |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 300 Watt |
Opteron 850 has 237.1% lower power consumption.
Aubrey Isle, on the other hand, has 3100% more physical cores and 12700% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 850 and Aubrey Isle. We've got no test results to judge.
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