Opteron 846 vs Phenom II X4 980 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 980 BE and Opteron 846 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	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Deneb (2009−2011)	Athens (2003−2006)
Release date	3 May 2011 (13 years ago)	September 2003 (20 years ago)
Current price	$138	no data

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 980 BE and Opteron 846 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	4 (Quad-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Die size	258 mm2	193 mm2
Number of transistors	758 million	106 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 980 BE and Opteron 846 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	AM3	940
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	89 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 980 BE and Opteron 846 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 980 BE and Opteron 846. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 980 BE and Opteron 846.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	89 Watt

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