AMD Opteron 140 vs AMD Opteron 142

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 140 and AMD Opteron 142 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 140

AMD Opteron 142

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 142

Around 14% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 428 vs 396

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	428 vs 396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 140
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

396

428

Name	AMD Opteron 140	AMD Opteron 142
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	396	428

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 140	AMD Opteron 142
Essentials
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer	SledgeHammer
Launch date	June 2003	June 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$596
Place in performance rating	3354	3355
Price now	$710
Value for money (0-100)	0.16
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	193 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	106 million	106 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	940	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	85 Watt