Opteron 244 vs Athlon 600

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 600 and Opteron 244 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameThunderbird (1999−2000)SledgeHammer (2003−2005)
Release date23 June 1999 (25 years ago)April 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$615no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 600 and Opteron 244 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Boost clock speed0.6 GHz1.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography180 nm130 nm
Die size184 mm2193 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors22 million106 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 600 and Opteron 244 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketA940
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt85 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 600 and Opteron 244. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 180 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 85 Watt

Athlon 600 has 88.9% lower power consumption.

Opteron 244, on the other hand, has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 600 and Opteron 244. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 600 is a desktop processor while Opteron 244 is a server/workstation one.


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