AMD Opteron 6166 HE vs AMD Opteron X2 185

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6166 HE and AMD Opteron X2 185 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron 6166 HE

AMD Opteron X2 185

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6166 HE

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 110 Watt

Number of cores	12 vs 2
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 110 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6166 HE	AMD Opteron X2 185
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6166VATCEGO
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Denmark
Launch date		March 2006
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	12 MB
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology		90 nm
Maximum frequency		2.6 GHz
Transistor count		233 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	110 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2