AMD® Opteron™ 246
The AMD Opteron 246 is a server processor. It has 1 core and 1 threads, a base clock of 2.00 GHz, a 89 W TDP and the 940 socket.
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Overview
SummaryThe AMD Opteron 246 is a server processor with 1 cores and 1 threads. It uses the 940 socket. Rated TDP is 89 W.
Performance
5 metricsThe AMD Opteron 246 scores 411 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 376 for engineering performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 411 per core, 411 per thread and 5 per watt. Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.
Workload sub-scores (integer math, floating point, compression, encryption, physics, SIMD, prime sieve and sorting) are not recorded for the AMD Opteron 246.
How these scores are computed
Single-core and multi-core performance are PassMark CPU Mark single-thread and multi-thread ratings. Every other figure on this page's performance section is computed by Feex from those two ratings plus core count, thread count and TDP, so it is a derived value and not a separate benchmark run.
- Overall performance is the geometric mean of the two ratings: the square root of single-core times multi-core.
- Productivity performance is 0.65 times multi-core plus 1.4 times single-core.
- Creator performance is 0.55 times multi-core plus 1.8 times single-core.
- Engineering performance is multi-core times the smaller of 1.4 and (0.9 plus cores divided by 64).
- Gaming performance is 3 times single-core plus 0.25 times multi-core.
- Performance per core, per thread and per watt divide the multi-core rating by physical cores, logical threads and TDP in watts.
- The efficiency index is the square root of single-core times multi-core, divided by the square root of TDP.
- The performance index is overall performance divided by the overall performance of the Intel Core i5-12400 (8,069), times 100.
Core Configuration
6 specsThe AMD Opteron 246 has 1 physical core and runs 1 logical thread. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 2.00 GHz.
Architecture & Generation
3 specsThe AMD Opteron 246 is a server processor and belongs to the AMD Opteron family.
Cache
5 specsThe AMD Opteron 246 has 128 KB of L1 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache. That adds up to about 1.1 MB of cache, or 1.13 MB per core. Each core has 1 MB of private L2 cache.
Cache Hierarchy
2 levelsThe AMD Opteron 246 has a 2-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 128 KB and L2 at 1 MB. L2 is the largest level and makes up about 89% of the cache listed here.
Platform & Compatibility
1 specThe AMD Opteron 246 uses the 940 socket.
Power & Thermals
1 specThe AMD Opteron 246 has a rated TDP of 89 W.
Platform Capabilities
4 supported, 0 not supportedInstruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.
Instruction Sets
4 supportedSecurity and Reliability
0 supportedVirtualization
0 supportedThe AMD Opteron 246 supports 64-bit (x86-64), SSE, SSE2 and MMX among its instruction set features. Feex has no record for AES-NI, AVX-512, AVX2, AVX, AVX-VNNI and CET, which is different from being unsupported.
Feex has no record for AMD SEV, AMD SME, Control-flow Enforcement (CET), Execute Disable (NX), Memory Encryption and SMAP, which is different from being unsupported.
Feex has no record for AMD SVM, AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), NPT / RVI, IOMMU and Second-Level Address Translation, which is different from being unsupported.
Naming & Aliases
3 specsReal-world compute in the Feex fleet
No machines yetNo Feex fleet machines with the AMD Opteron 246 have reported compute telemetry yet, so real-world compute for this processor is not recorded.
Data Coverage
28% recordedFeex has recorded 28% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Opteron 246. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.
Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Max Memory, Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth, Memory Types, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.
Common questions
5 answeredHow many cores and threads does the AMD Opteron 246 have?
The AMD Opteron 246 has 1 cores and 1 threads.
What socket does the AMD Opteron 246 use?
The AMD Opteron 246 uses the 940 socket.
What is the TDP of the AMD Opteron 246?
The AMD Opteron 246 has a TDP of 89 W.
What is the AMD Opteron 246 best for?
Based on its specifications, the AMD Opteron 246 is well suited for Server / professional infrastructure.
How much cache does the AMD Opteron 246 have?
The AMD Opteron 246 has 128 KB of L1 cache and 1024 KB of L2 cache.