AMD Opteron 8214 HE (F3)

The AMD Opteron 8214 HE (F3) is an end-of-life server/workstation processor from AMD, part of the K8 architecture and the Santa Rosa generation. It has 2 cores and 2 threads with a 2.20 GHz base clock and no listed boost clock. The chip is built on a 90 nm process with 227 million transistors and a 235 mm² die size. The launch MSRP is $1340. Its benchmark array is empty, and its percentileVsAllCpus score is 50, placing it at the median of all CPUs in the database.

Platform and Compatibility

The Opteron 8214 HE uses AMD Socket F, with the part number OSP8214GAA6CY. The architecture is K8, codename Santa Rosa, and the generation field is listed as Opteron (Santa Rosa). This places it in the server/workstation market segment rather than the consumer desktop segment.

Memory support is DDR2 over a dual-channel interface. The listed memory bandwidth is 10.7 GB/s. ECC memory is supported, which is an important feature for memory-integrity-sensitive server workloads. The PCIe support is Gen 1. There is no integrated graphics, so any display output would require a separate graphics device.

The processor was released on 2006-08-14 and is listed as end-of-life. The multiplier is not unlocked, so there is no user-facing ratio tuning on this part. The fact pack does not include any other Socket F processors, so no drop-in upgrade path can be identified from the available data. For a builder maintaining an existing Socket F system, this chip is a known compatibility target; for a builder expecting a modern upgrade route, the data offers no such path.

Power and Thermals

The TDP is 68 W. For a server/workstation processor built on a 90 nm process with 227 million transistors, this is a restrained power envelope. The base clock is 2.20 GHz, and no boost clock is listed in the fact pack.

Cooling requirements are modest because of the 68 W TDP and the 2-core, 2-thread design. A standard server-style air cooler should be sufficient; there is no data in the fact pack that would suggest exotic cooling is required. The 235 mm² die size and 90 nm process are the physical context for that power draw, but the operational number to plan around is simply 68 W.

How It Compares

The nearestRivals array in the fact pack is empty. There are therefore no named rival processors with scores or deltaPct values to cite. This section cannot provide one-paragraph-per-rival comparisons because no rival records are present.

The only comparative position available is percentileVsAllCpus: 50. That places the Opteron 8214 HE at the median of the database's CPU sample. Because the benchmarks array is empty and avgBenchmarkScore is 0, this percentile is not backed by any visible benchmark score. No exact percentage lead or deficit over a named competitor can be stated from the fact pack.

FAQ

Q: What socket does the Opteron 8214 HE use?

A: It uses AMD Socket F. The part number is OSP8214GAA6CY.

Q: What memory does it support?

A: It supports DDR2 memory in a dual-channel configuration, with a memory bandwidth of 10.7 GB/s. ECC memory is supported.

Q: Does it have integrated graphics?

A: No. The integratedGraphics field is null, and the market segment is server/workstation.

Q: How many cores and threads does it have?

A: It has 2 cores and 2 threads. L1 cache is 128 KB per core, L2 cache is 1 MB per core, and there is no L3 cache.

Q: Is the CPU unlocked for overclocking?

A: No. The multiplierUnlocked field is false, so the multiplier is not unlocked. The base clock is 2.20 GHz, and no boost clock is listed.

Q: Is this processor still in production?

A: No. The production status is end-of-life, and the release date is 2006-08-14.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmarks array for this processor is empty. The avgBenchmarkScore field is 0, so there is no averaged performance score to place alongside other processors. The only benchmark-related positional data is percentileVsAllCpus, which is 50. That means the database records this chip at the median of all CPUs in its sample.

Because nearestRivals is also empty, no exact deltaPct values are available. There is no way to state that this processor is a certain percentage ahead of or behind another named part. The absence of scores and rivals is itself a useful finding: any performance comparison for the Opteron 8214 HE would require external data, not the database records in the fact pack.

The median percentile is the one quantitative anchor. It suggests a middle-of-the-pack position in the aggregate database, but it is not accompanied by any specific benchmark score that can be analyzed for workload behavior. No single-threaded or multi-threaded score is present, so claims about application performance cannot be grounded in measured numbers.

Who Should Consider It

The Opteron 8214 HE is a 2-core, 2-thread processor with a 2.20 GHz base clock. That means the compute ceiling is two concurrent threads. A workload that can live inside two threads can use the chip; anything that expects more parallelism will be constrained by the hardware.

Server/workstation users maintaining a legacy Socket F system are the most plausible audience. The ECC DDR2 memory support is a meaningful feature for memory-error-sensitive applications, and the 68 W TDP keeps cooling simple. Builders looking for a high-throughput modern processor will not find support in the data: there are no benchmark scores, no rival comparisons, and the part is end-of-life.

For gaming or content creation, the fact pack provides no positive evidence. There are no gaming or rendering scores, and the 2-thread ceiling is a hard limit for heavily threaded creation workloads. Office use is similarly limited to two threads, so heavy multitasking across many applications would likely exceed what the chip can sustain. The most defensible use case is a drop-in replacement or maintenance part for an existing Socket F server board where the platform is already in place and the workload is known to fit within two threads.