A6-9220C vs Opteron 148

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 148 and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2648
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer (2003−2004)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	2 August 2005 (18 years ago)	31 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 148 and A6-9220C 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Die size	115 mm2	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	114 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 148 and A6-9220C 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	939	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 148 and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Virtualization,
AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 148 and A6-9220C are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 148 and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 148 and A6-9220C.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 August 2005	31 January 2019
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	6 Watt

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