Opteron 842 vs Phenom X4 9450e

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9450e and Opteron 842 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2519not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.34no data
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)SledgeHammer (2003−2005)
Release dateOctober 2008 (16 years ago)June 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9450e and Opteron 842 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die size285 mm2193 mm2
Number of transistors450 million106 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9450e and Opteron 842 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 configuration18
SocketAM2+940
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt85 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9450e and Opteron 842 are enumerated here.

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Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 85 Watt

Phenom X4 9450e has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom X4 9450e and Opteron 842. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom X4 9450e is a desktop processor while Opteron 842 is a server/workstation one.


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