AMD Opteron 252 vs AMD Opteron 144

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 252 and AMD Opteron 144 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 252

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 760 vs 316
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2005 vs September 2003
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 130 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 760 vs 316

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 144

  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 92 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 82 Watt vs 92 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 252
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 144

PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
760
316
Name AMD Opteron 252 AMD Opteron 144
PassMark - Single thread mark 0 376
PassMark - CPU mark 760 316

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 252 AMD Opteron 144

Essentials

Architecture codename Troy SledgeHammer
Launch date February 2005 September 2003
Launch price (MSRP) $63 $65
Place in performance rating 3328 3172
Price now $63.36 $65
Value for money (0-100) 3.54 2.20
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 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Transistor count 106 million 106 million
Die size 193 mm

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Sockets supported 940 940
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 92 Watt 82 Watt