AMD Opteron 4230 HE vs AMD Opteron 4240

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4230 HE and AMD Opteron 4240 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron 4230 HE

AMD Opteron 4240

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4230 HE

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4240

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 68°C

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 68°C

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4230 HE	AMD Opteron 4240
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4230OFU6KGU	OS4240WLU6KGU
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	6
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Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	C32	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt