Opteron 842 vs Ryzen 5 2400G

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Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Opteron 842 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1162not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.10no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.00no data
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)SledgeHammer (2003−2005)
Release date12 February 2018 (6 years ago)June 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2400G and Opteron 842 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.6 GHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm130 nm
Die size210 mm2193 mm2
Number of transistors4,950 million106 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Opteron 842 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)8
SocketAM4940
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Opteron 842. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Opteron 842 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Opteron 842. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1250 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Opteron 842.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 85 Watt

Ryzen 5 2400G has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2400G and Opteron 842. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 2400G is a desktop processor while Opteron 842 is a server/workstation one.


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