Opteron 43GK HE vs Opteron 144

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron 144 and Opteron 43GK HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3220not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency0.22no data
Architecture codenameSledgeHammer (2003−2005)Seoul (2012)
Release dateJune 2003 (21 year ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron 144 and Opteron 43GK HE 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads18
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB8192 KB
L3 cache0 KB8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm32 nm
Die size193 mm2315 mm2
Number of transistors106 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 144 and Opteron 43GK HE 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
Socket940C32
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 144 and Opteron 43GK HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 144 and Opteron 43GK HE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 144 and Opteron 43GK HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 8
Chip lithography 130 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Opteron 43GK HE has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

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