Opteron 144 vs Xeon 5110

Place in the ranking	3146	3221
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.36	0.22
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	SledgeHammer (2003−2005)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	June 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$20	$65

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5110 and Opteron 144 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	130 nm
Die size	no data	193 mm²
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	106 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5110 and Opteron 144 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
Socket	LGA771	940
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5110 and Opteron 144. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5110 and Opteron 144 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5110 and Opteron 144 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5110 and Opteron 144. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

no data

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.

Xeon 5110 0.25
+25%

Opteron 144 0.20

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.

Xeon 5110 405
+28.2%

Opteron 144 316

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.25	0.20
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	65 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	85 Watt

Xeon 5110 has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon 5110 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 144 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5110 and Opteron 144, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.