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AMD Opteron 8356
Fr2DDR24C / 4T95WBarcelona65nmEnd-of-life
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Full Specifications
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Total Cores4
Total Threads4
Base Clock2.30 GHz
BCLK / Multiplier200 MHz / 11.5xx
CodenameBarcelona
MicroarchitectureBarcelona
Process Node65nm
Die Size285.0 mm²
Transistors0.46 billion
Production StatusEnd-of-life
Market SegmentServer/Workstation
Launch DateApr 9, 2008
Launch Price$1514.00
Instruction Sets
MMX3DNow!+SSESSE2SSE3SSE4aNX bitAMD64AMD-VSLAT
About This Product
The AMD Opteron 8356 is a quad-core server/workstation CPU from the Barcelona microarchitecture, released in 2007. It operates at 2.3 GHz with a 95W TDP. This CPU is end-of-life and offers very limited performance compared to modern server processors, making it unsuitable for current demanding workloads. Its primary use case would be for maintaining legacy systems.
Pros
- Suitable for legacy server systems
- Low power consumption for its era
Cons
- Very low performance by modern standards
- End-of-life product
- No integrated graphics (despite spec sheet error)
Verdict
“Only for maintaining legacy server infrastructure, not for new builds.”
