AMD Opteron 250 vs AMD Opteron 246

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 250 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 250

AMD Opteron 246

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 250

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 649 vs 632

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2004 vs August 2003
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	649 vs 632

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 250
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 246

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

649

632

Name	AMD Opteron 250	AMD Opteron 246
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	649	632

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 250	AMD Opteron 246
Essentials
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer	SledgeHammer
Launch date	May 2004	August 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$12	$109
Place in performance rating	3247	3249
Price now	$11	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	17.41	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	2.4 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