AMD Opteron 150 vs AMD Opteron 148

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 150 and AMD Opteron 148 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 150

AMD Opteron 148

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 150

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 471 vs 443

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2005 vs November 2003
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	471 vs 443
PassMark - CPU mark	393 vs 392

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 150
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 148

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

471

443

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

393

392

Name	AMD Opteron 150	AMD Opteron 148
PassMark - Single thread mark	471	443
PassMark - CPU mark	393	392

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 150	AMD Opteron 148
Essentials
Architecture codename	Venus	SledgeHammer
Launch date	August 2005	November 2003
Place in performance rating	3042	3083
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	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	106 million	106 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	939	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	89 Watt