AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ vs AMD Opteron X2 875 HE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and AMD Opteron X2 875 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

AMD Opteron X2 875 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	September 2006 vs February 2006
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 875 HE

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 89 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X2 875 HE

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+	AMD Opteron X2 875 HE
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.086

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+	AMD Opteron X2 875 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Egypt
Launch date	September 2006	February 2006
Place in performance rating	3307	not rated
Price now	$53.09
Value for money (0-100)	7.68
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	233 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Sockets supported	AM2	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	55 Watt