Duron 900 vs Opteron 3350 HE
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 3350 HE and Duron 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2056 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 3.57 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Delhi (2012−2013) | Spitfire (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (12 years ago) | 2 April 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $129 |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 3350 HE and Duron 900 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 25 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 3350 HE and Duron 900 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3+ | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 40 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 3350 HE and Duron 900. 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 3350 HE and Duron 900 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 3350 HE and Duron 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 3350 HE and Duron 900.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 December 2012 | 2 April 2001 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 40 Watt |
Opteron 3350 HE has an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 900, on the other hand, has 12.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 3350 HE and Duron 900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 3350 HE is a server/workstation processor while Duron 900 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 3350 HE and Duron 900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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