AMD Opteron 43GK HE vs AMD Opteron X2 175

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 43GK HE and AMD Opteron X2 175 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

AMD Opteron 43GK HE

AMD Opteron X2 175

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 43GK HE

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 110 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 110 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 43GK HE	AMD Opteron X2 175
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Denmark
Launch date	n/d	August 2005
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Transistor count	1200 million	233 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	C32	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	110 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)