3015e vs Opteron 250

Place in the ranking	2998	2066
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency	0.44	26.66
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer (2003−2005)	Pollock (Zen) (2020)
Release date	December 2004 (20 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12	no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron 250 and 3015e 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	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	14 nm
Die size	193 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	106 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 250 and 3015e 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	2	no data
Socket	940	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 250 and 3015e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 250 and 3015e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 600 MHz)

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 250 0.41

3015e 1.69
+312%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Opteron 250 649

3015e 2677
+312%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.41	1.69
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	130 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	6 Watt

3015e has a 312.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1383.3% lower power consumption.

The 3015e is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Opteron 250 is a server/workstation processor while 3015e is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 250 and 3015e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.