Opteron 848 vs Pentium D 950
Primary details
Comparing Pentium D 950 and Opteron 848 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 | Desktop processor | Server |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) |
| Release date | 16 January 2006 (18 years ago) | November 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $637 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium D 950 and Opteron 848 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per die) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | C1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | 106 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium D 950 and Opteron 848 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 | 1 | 8 |
| Socket | LGA775,PLGA775 | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 950 and Opteron 848. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium D 950 and Opteron 848 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 Pentium D 950 and Opteron 848 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 950 and Opteron 848. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pentium D 950 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Opteron 848, on the other hand, has 46.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium D 950 and Opteron 848. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium D 950 is a desktop processor while Opteron 848 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 950 and Opteron 848, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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