Opteron 156 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 869 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 16.99 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne (2021−2025) | Venus (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (1 year ago) | 4 May 2005 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 115 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 104 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and Opteron 156. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and Opteron 156 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and Opteron 156. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and Opteron 156.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 4 May 2005 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 104 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE has an age advantage of 19 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and AMD Opteron 156. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE is a desktop processor while Opteron 156 is a server/workstation one.
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