AMD Opteron 2350 HE vs AMD Opteron 252

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2350 HE and AMD Opteron 252 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 2350 HE

AMD Opteron 252

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2350 HE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 79 Watt vs 92 Watt
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2820 vs 760

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2008 vs February 2005
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB (shared) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	79 Watt vs 92 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2820 vs 760

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 252

Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2350 HE
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 252

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2820

760

Name	AMD Opteron 2350 HE	AMD Opteron 252
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	2820	760

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2350 HE	AMD Opteron 252
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelona	Troy
Launch date	October 2008	February 2005
Place in performance rating	3317	3328
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$63
Price now		$63.36
Value for money (0-100)		3.54
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm
L1 cache	256 KB (shared)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	463 million	106 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Fr2	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	79 Watt	92 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2