AMD Opteron 846 HE vs AMD Turion 64 ML-30

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 846 HE and AMD Turion 64 ML-30 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 846 HE

AMD Turion 64 ML-30

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 846 HE

Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 ML-30

Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 55 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 55 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 846 HE
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 ML-30

Name	AMD Opteron 846 HE	AMD Turion 64 ML-30
PassMark - Single thread mark		314
PassMark - CPU mark		277

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 846 HE	AMD Turion 64 ML-30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Athens	Lancaster
Launch date	March 2005	March 2005
Place in performance rating	not rated	3230
Vertical segment	Server	Laptop
Series		Turion 64
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	193 mm	125 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	106 million	114 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Number of threads		1
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Sockets supported	940	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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