AMD Opteron 248 vs AMD Opteron 246

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 248 and AMD Opteron 246 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 248

AMD Opteron 246

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 248

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz

Launch date	November 2003 vs August 2003
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 246

Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 632 vs 476

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	632 vs 476

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 248
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 246

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

476

632

Name	AMD Opteron 248	AMD Opteron 246
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	476	632

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 248	AMD Opteron 246
Essentials
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer	SledgeHammer
Launch date	November 2003	August 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$12	$109
Place in performance rating	3331	3332
Price now	$99.95	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	1.40	9.33
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	2.2 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)	89 Watt	89 Watt