AMD Opteron 144 vs AMD Opteron 146

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 144 and AMD Opteron 146 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 144

AMD Opteron 146

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 144

Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 146

Around 11% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 400 vs 376
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 346 vs 316

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	400 vs 376
PassMark - CPU mark	346 vs 316

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 144
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 146

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

376

400

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

316

346

Name	AMD Opteron 144	AMD Opteron 146
PassMark - Single thread mark	376	400
PassMark - CPU mark	316	346

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 144	AMD Opteron 146
Essentials
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer	SledgeHammer
Launch date	September 2003	September 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	$60
Place in performance rating	3172	3150
Price now	$65	$59.99
Value for money (0-100)	2.20	2.62
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	1.8 GHz	2 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)	82 Watt	89 Watt