AMD Opteron 842 vs AMD Opteron 848

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 842 and AMD Opteron 848 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron 842

AMD Opteron 842

vs

AMD Opteron 848

AMD Opteron 848

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 842

Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 848

Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 842	AMD Opteron 848
Essentials
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer	SledgeHammer
Launch date	May 2004	May 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
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	1.6 GHz	2.2 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)	82 Watt	89 Watt