Opteron 156 vs Ryzen 5 1400
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 1400 and Opteron 156 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1151 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 14.26 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Venus (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 11 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 4 May 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | no data |
| Current price | $80 (0.5x MSRP) | $387 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 1400 and Opteron 156 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 | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 115 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 1400 and Opteron 156 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 104 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Opteron 156. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Opteron 156 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Opteron 156. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Opteron 156.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 April 2017 | 4 May 2005 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 104 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1400 and Opteron 156. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 1400 is a desktop processor while Opteron 156 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1400 and Opteron 156, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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