Processor N95 vs Opteron 252

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron 252 and Processor N95 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1605
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiencyno data19.88
Architecture codenameTroy (2005)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release dateFebruary 2005 (19 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$63no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron 252 and Processor N95 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 data0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.4 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 252 and Processor N95 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)92 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 252 and Processor N95. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Opteron 252 and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 252 and Processor N95 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 252 and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 252 and Processor N95.

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) 92 Watt 15 Watt

Processor N95 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 800% more advanced lithography process, and 513.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Opteron 252 and Processor N95. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron 252 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N95 is a notebook one.


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