AMD Opteron 152 vs AMD Opteron 148

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 152 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 152

AMD Opteron 148

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 152

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 487 vs 443
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 428 vs 392

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2005 vs November 2003
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	487 vs 443
PassMark - CPU mark	428 vs 392

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 148

Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 104 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 104 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 152
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 148

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

487

443

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

428

392

Name	AMD Opteron 152	AMD Opteron 148
PassMark - Single thread mark	487	443
PassMark - CPU mark	428	392

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 152	AMD Opteron 148
Essentials
Architecture codename	Venus	SledgeHammer
Launch date	August 2005	November 2003
Place in performance rating	3038	3091
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	106 million	106 million
Die size		193 mm
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	939	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	104 Watt	89 Watt