Opteron

Opteron

General information
Launched	April 2003
Discontinued	Early 2017
Common manufacturer(s)	AMD
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate	1.4 GHz to 3.5 GHz
HyperTransport speeds	800 MHz to 3200 MHz
Architecture and classification
Technology node	130 nm to 28 nm
Instruction set	x86-64, ARMv8-A
Physical specifications
Cores	1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16
Socket(s)	Socket 939, 940 AM2, AM2+ AM3, AM3+ Socket F Socket C32 Socket G34
History
Predecessor(s)	Athlon MP
Successor(s)	Epyc (Server), Ryzen Threadripper/Threadripper Pro (Workstation)

Opteron is AMD's x86 former server and workstation processor line, and was the first processor which supported the AMD64 instruction set architecture (known generically as x86-64). It was released on April 22, 2003, with the SledgeHammer core (K8) and was intended to compete in the server and workstation markets, particularly in the same segment as the Intel Xeon processor. Processors based on the AMD K10 microarchitecture (codenamed Barcelona) were announced on September 10, 2007, featuring a new quad-core configuration. The last released Opteron CPUs are the Piledriver-based Opteron 4300 and 6300 series processors, codenamed "Seoul" and "Abu Dhabi" respectively.

In January 2016, the first ARMv8-A based Opteron-branded SoC was released,^[1] though it is unclear what, if any, heritage this Opteron-branded product line shares with the original Opteron technology other than intended use in the server space.