Processor N97 vs Opteron 250 HE

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron 250 HE and Processor N97 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1545
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data27.21
Architecture codenameTroy (2005)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release dateMarch 2005 (19 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 250 HE and Processor N97 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors106 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 250 HE and Processor N97 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 configuration21
Socket940Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 250 HE and Processor N97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Opteron 250 HE and Processor N97 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 250 HE and Processor N97 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 250 HE and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 250 HE and Processor N97.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 12 Watt

Processor N97 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 800% more advanced lithography process, and 358.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Opteron 250 HE and Processor N97. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron 250 HE is a server/workstation processor while Processor N97 is a notebook one.


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