AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660 vs AMD Opteron 246 HE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660 and AMD Opteron 246 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660

AMD Opteron 246 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Launch date	May 2008 vs February 2004
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 246 HE

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 246 HE

Name	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660	AMD Opteron 246 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	428
PassMark - CPU mark	416

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660	AMD Opteron 246 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	SledgeHammer
Launch date	May 2008	February 2004
Place in performance rating	3114	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	122 million	106 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	55 Watt