AMD Opteron 848 vs AMD Opteron 850

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 848 and AMD Opteron 850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron 848

AMD Opteron 848

vs

AMD Opteron 850

AMD Opteron 850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 850

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 848	AMD Opteron 850
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	2.2 GHz	2.4 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