Ultra 9 285T vs Opteron 842

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron 842 and Core Ultra 9 285T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameSledgeHammer (2003−2005)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release dateJune 2003 (21 year ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Opteron 842 and Core Ultra 9 285T 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speedno data1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB3 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm3 nm
Die size193 mm2243 mm2
Number of transistors106 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 842 and Core Ultra 9 285T 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 configuration81
Socket9401851
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 842 and Core Ultra 9 285T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Opteron 842 and Core Ultra 9 285T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 842 and Core Ultra 9 285T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 842 and Core Ultra 9 285T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 842 and Core Ultra 9 285T.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 24
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 130 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 35 Watt

Ultra 9 285T has 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, a 4233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 142.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Opteron 842 and Core Ultra 9 285T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron 842 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 285T is a desktop one.


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