AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs AMD Opteron X2 185

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and AMD Opteron X2 185 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

AMD Opteron X2 185

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 110 Watt

Launch date	May 2006 vs March 2006
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 110 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 185

Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X2 185

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	AMD Opteron X2 185
PassMark - Single thread mark	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1285
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	398

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	AMD Opteron X2 185
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manchester	Denmark
Launch date	May 2006	March 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$309
Place in performance rating	3318	not rated
Price now	$179.95
Value for money (0-100)	1.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	156 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	233 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	939	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	110 Watt